Taking a look at the water feature, studded with graceful heliconia flowers, that adorns the passage between the East and West sections of the National Gallery in Washington DC, we observe the striking combination of nature and art at their intimate best. See what we're talking about, at blog.amynelsonhahn.info...
Subtlety
And in the very midst
of endless design you are surprised
by the delicate hand of nature --
oh, this too comes not without its art,
its subtleties a bit too subtle,
its gentleness too gentle to be real
somehow and yet it is water and flowers
all shivering in their elements
that make you breathe and ponder,
that make you step backwards,
arch your neck sideways as if
before a great Renaissance master
and crown the work a wonder.
(c) Amy Nelson McVeigh 2012
for photos please see 3894, 3890, 3892, 3891, 3893, and 3895 at blog.amynelsonhahn.info
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