Posts Tagged: abandoned places
The joy of animals in the middle of demolition
On November 1, 2018
- Culture of Industry
"I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contain'd,
I stand and look at them long and long.
They do not sweat and whine about their condition,
They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins,
They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God..."
(W. Whitman in Song of Myself, no. 32)
Aachen (D)
Blue and that after drinking just one can of beer
On June 23, 2018
- What has been left
“One little beer can be alright,
One big black beer, or maybe a lite.
Two beers down you begin to glow,
And you’ll be singing, before you know.”
(J. Olivarez in Drinking beer)
Rocourt (B)
Quite a row of them sitting there
On June 7, 2018
- What has been left
"At night when reddest flowers are black Those who once sat thereon come back; Quite a row of them sitting there, Quite a row of them sitting there." (Th. Hardy in The garden seat) Rocourt (B)
When the postman has forgotten to ring twice
On May 27, 2018
- Street Scenes
"Eight o'clock; The postman's knock! Five letters for Papa; One for Lou, And none for you, And three for dear Mamma." (Ch.G. Rossetti in Sing-song: a nursery rhyme book) Ivoz-Ramet (B)
The abandoned stage of the industrial theater
On March 22, 2018
- Culture of Industry
“When a historic building is left to decay,
A theatre where once, famous names used to play.
Its stage steeped with memories of happier days,
Of concerts, comedians and actors in plays.”
(G.B. Hough in Ode To A Dead Theatre (Morecambe Winter Gardens Uk))
Bottrop (D)