Tuesday, March 15, 2011
flowers of the field..
Ανοιξη θρύψαλο μενεξεδί
Ανοιξη χνούδι περιστέρας
Ανοιξη σκόνη μυριόχρωμη
Στ'άνοιχτά χαρτιά καί στά βιβλία
Κιόλας φυσούσε χλιαρό αεράκι
Μέ τσιγγάνες πού αρπαζε
Σάν
Χαρταετούς
Ψηλά
Καί πουλιά πού δοκίμαζαν τό νέο τιμόνι τους
Ανοιξη πίκρισμα τού σκίνου
Ανοιξη΄αζωτο τής αμασχάλης
Ανοιξη σουσάμι αόρατο
Από σύρμα πού αξαφνα εσυρνε φωτιά
Στή γωνιά τού δρόμου μέ τίς Καρυατίδες
Στρίβοντας
Ενα τράμ
Εστρίγκλιζε
Στ'αδεια οίκόπεδα η μασιά τού΄ηλιου εσκάλιζε
Τήν τσουκνίδα καί τό σαλιγκαρόχορτο...
Spring violet fragment
Spring down of a dove
Spring multicolored dust
On the open books and papers
A warm little breeze was blowing
With gypsies it caught up
Like
Kites
In the air
And birds trying out their new rudders
Spring bitter lentisk
Spring vapor of the armpits
Spring invisible sesame
Along a wire that flashed with fire
On a street corner with Caryatids
A tram
Screeched by
The sun in the empty terrain scraped with tongs
The nettles and the snail-marked grass...
Odysseus Elytis 2.11.1911 - 18.3.1996
(Nobel Prize in Literature 1979)
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Bitch, herrliche Farben und Blüten.
ReplyDeleteDas sonnengelb und das zarte rot. Man spürt das Nahen des Frühlings. auch wenn die Wetterprognosen nicht so berauschend sind.
Liebe Grüße
Irmi
These are great Monika. Wonderful colors!
ReplyDeleteoh Monika, just wonderfull, really beautifull colours and form...
ReplyDeleteI love your sensibility...
Die Blumen passen sehr schön zu unserem fast schon sommerlichen Wetterchen...
ReplyDeleteLiebe Grüße
Kvelli
Ich liebe deine Bilder, weil sie sehr natürlich sind.
ReplyDeleteLG Sabine
just amazing! so bright colors!
ReplyDeleteMonika, thank you for bringing the strong colors and feelings of spring to me! You've brightened up your header photo too! We are still cold here and waiting impatiently for the flowers to bloom. The cat has been racing madly around the house as if she can feel the season changing, and we humans too are ready to break free of the long winter! All the best to you, my dear.
ReplyDeleteΥπέροχα!
ReplyDeleteΜύρισε άνοιξη
Φιλιά πολλά κοριτσάρα μου!
Monika, you brought spring to us. I love these flowers so much. They are so delicate and beautiful. After long and cold winter they are a gift. It seems that everything is awakening..... Fantastic photography!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI like so much also the header of your blog. It's striking with it's wonderful colors. Wow!!!!!!
I like this poem also very much. I would like to thank you that you brought into my life interesting poets.
My warmest wishes to you and a hug!!!!!!!!
Thank you, Monika! I love the colors and details.
ReplyDeleteΓέμισες τα μάτια μου ομορφιά, χρώματα και άνοιξη!!!
ReplyDeleteΚι ο ποιητής αυτήν την ομορφιά υμνεί !!
Σ ευχαριστώ πολύ γι αυτό !!!
Φιλάκια πολλά
Ξέρεις τί έγινε?...
ReplyDeleteεκείνο το κοντινό πλάνο, που σχεδόν διείσδυσε στους πόρους απ'όπου αναπνέει το κόκκινο που απλώθηκε στα πέταλα, ξύπνησε τα μάτια του Dali και όλη η σουρεαλιστική απεικόνιση της Ζωής χώρεσε να γλιστρίσει από τις λεκτικές περιγραφες της Σκέψης στο στιγμιότυπο που απεικονίστηκε με ένα Κλικ....
Φιλάκια..ΚλιΚάκια φωτογραφικής αισθαντικότητας....
Monika, can I ask you if you could post readings of Greek poetry to show how it works with such different rhythms in the language.
ReplyDeleteAs a retired photographer living now on Corfu (after 9 years in Konitsa) the problems and opportunities our flowers offer the camera interest me. How is your English? Better than my Greek perhaps. Να εισαι καλα, σε περιμενω. Βοβ
Beste,
ReplyDeletewoher weißt du immer wie sehr du mich erfreuen kannst???? Einfach wundervoll anzuschauen und zu lesen...fantastisch!!!
deine Rachelako drückt dich lieb...
Apollonian!
ReplyDeleteWarm Aloha & Gratitude from Honolulu!
Comfort Spiral
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So pretty post :)
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful macros ...
ReplyDeleteThere are a lot of things going on in that first photo. Nice colours.
ReplyDeleteIrmi.
ReplyDeleteLieben Dank für deinen Komentar.
Heute hatte ich mir vorgenommen eine Fototour hier in Athen
zu unternehmen. Leider hat sich die Sonne schon wieder versteckt…
sodass ich nicht genug Licht dann finden werde….
Luis.
Thank you. Nice to see you here!
nouvelles coleurs.
Thank you, Laura.
I love your paintings!
Jouir la vie.
Danke dir Kvelli für deinen Besuch hier.
Auch hier spielt das Wetter mit unseren Gefühlen..
Liebe Grüsse!
Sabine.
Ich liebe deinen Blog, weil du so lieb und natürlich bist!
Ola.
Thank you..
Love to see you here!
Two Tigers.
Yes, Gabriella..
It seems that the winter is playing with our
nerves and you must have more then enough of it!
D.Angel.
Καμιά φορά είναι σαν να σε ξέρω…
Αλλά δυστυχώς!!!
Φιλιά και από δω!!
Thank you Kaya for coming here!
All my life I have searched for poetry.
Even when I was very young.
How can I explain this to you...
I see a wonderful landscape and a poem is
coming at that moment in my mind.
Hugs from me!
Thank you Clint!
magda.
Έχω καταλάβει από τα σχολιά σου,
ότι και εσύ είσαι λάτρεις της ποιήσεις.
Σε ευχαριστώ για αυτό!
Φιλιά!
~reflection~
ReplyDeleteΌταν διαβάζω δικά σου κείμενα
έχω πάντα ένα χαμόγελο στα χείλη μου..
Είναι σαν να είμαστε στην ιδία σφαίρα
(και ατμόσφαιρα).
Κάτι που δεν εξηγείται….
Φιλιά!!
corfubob.
Could you be more specific with your request?
Do you mean the translation of Greek poetry
into English?
Να’σαι καλά που μου στέλνεις τα σχολιά σου!!!
Τα ελληνικά μου είναι καλύτερα από τα αγγλικά…
Rachelako.
Freue mich immer riesig über deinen Besuch hier.
Viele liebe Küsse!!
Cloudia.
Apollo was in the previews post..
Thank you for stopping by!
Send you my love!
Fabio Martins.
Thank you!
Thank you Wong for your precious comment!
J-on-tour.
I appreciate your comment a lot!!
Monika, my comment was not clear, λαθοσ μου. I meant can you post podcasts of Greek poetry readings for us to hear the rhythms of Greek.
ReplyDeleteAnother question, are your images digital or scanned from film. There is a little problem of sharpness and saturation which photography of flowers often has. Μπορω να διαβασω τα ελληνικα, με δισκολιεσ ομωσ. Θα πουμε για τι φωτογραφια αν θελεισ.
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ReplyDeleteAnother try. ;-)
ReplyDeleteFirst of all: i love your new header with its bright colors.
Thank you for bringing the colors and spirit of spring, posting these wonderful photo's.
Overhere the days are a bit grey still, but the temperature is rising and i can hear the birds sing as well.
Hugs!
corfubob.
ReplyDeleteYes, i could read Greek poetry (with my German
accent, haha).
My images are digital..with macro lens...
Όταν γράφεις κάτι στα ελληνικά,
μάθε ότι το μικρό σίγμα είναι κάτω
από το W !!
Ελπίζω ότι το βρήκες…
I LOVE your cat images!!
Momo Luna.
ReplyDeleteLong time no seeing..Monica
I suppose that you are well.
Your new paintings are a hit!!!
Hugs from Monika (living in Athens) :(((
Hi dear! :)
ReplyDeleteAmazing captures!
I Love this focus and colors.
Gorgeous work! :)
Have a nice week, kisses!
Bianca Telles de Morais.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment.
Wish you a special week also!!
Stunning series of photos, Monika. Simply stunning!
ReplyDeleteI love the texture and the colours in those photos.
Great poem you paired with them.
You're inspiring me..
Big hugs!
B xx
I always forget terminal sigmaσ - perhapσ I'll make it a trademark! Glad you found some cat pics. I bet you know someone to read poems for you - the Greek equivalent of Tess Kincaid?
ReplyDeleteThank you, dear Betty!
ReplyDeletecorfubob.
ReplyDeleteWhat an inspiration..
Yes, you are so right!
Tess Kincaid is reading her poem
"irish madness".. Great poem!
I heard her voice many times..
Thank you for open my eyes!
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ReplyDeleteI removed my previous comment, because I wanted to add something:
ReplyDeleteI like these photos! Flowers that mark the beginning of spring! I find them very well focused, considering that they are shot with a macro lens. Macro shots have a limited depth of field!
Η τελευταία φωτογραφία είναι απίστευτη!!!
ReplyDeleteΤην καλησπέρα μου.
Lovely captures along with beautiful words Monika.
ReplyDelete~robert
liebe Monika,
ReplyDeletedeine schönen Fotos, sag sind die Farben bewußt ausgesucht,
denn die gelben Farben der Blumen vereinen Glück und Wärme,
die Farbe Rot in der Blumenwelt sind die Energien, die Liebe.. ein Zeichen auch für die Hoffnung in der Welt,
ein Zeichen in diese traurige Zeit, die über der Erde liegt…
liebe Grüße Jasmin
Lovely photos. The colours are so bright!
ReplyDelete"Birds trying out their new rudders ..." - I love it - great description of spring. And I love your flower shots, and your new header (did I miss that before ?).
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend, Monika !
Fantastic shot. Lovely blog.
ReplyDeleteMorris
Beautiful!
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