Palm-tree: single-legged giant,
topping other trees,
peering at the firmament –
It longs to pierce the black cloud-ceiling
and fly away, away, …
– from Palm Tree by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 – 1941, winner of Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913)
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Towering over the Princess of Wales Conservatory, Kew Gardens, London, February 2016
Zanzibar, February 2017
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Copyright Debbie Smyth, 27 July 2021
Posted as part of Becky’s TreeSquare
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oh they are both perfect for the words, I love this
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Oh,excellent – image and words
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Glad you enjoyed it too, Sue. Shows how beautiful words can be
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It certainly does
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Love the words and both photos Debbie 😉 🙂
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Jo’s right, but actually I love that second image too.
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I thought the second one went well with the poem’s idea of fluttering leaves and feathers 🙂
It took me a while to discover this poem and I love it. He was the first non-European winner of the Nobel Prize for literature and I didn’t even know his name
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I’ll join you in that.
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Love that first image, Debs. The light is wonderful.
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Yes, doesn’t look like a typical British February day!
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