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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Bubbles

standing at the curb
i watch
the sheer delight
on his face
--gillena cox


Internet image; Franz van Mieris (1635-1681). "A Boy blowing Bubbles" from oldprints.wordpress.com/

...the fragile soap bubbles exist only for a blink of an eye. In this sense, soap bubbles are associated with the transience of life...more here
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7 comments:

  1. Magyar11:22 PM

    __Can we all imagine... how long young people have been blowing bubbles? Some things are never forgotten. _m

    Thanks Gillena!

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  2. Devika Jyothi12:38 AM

    I love to see children blowing bubbles -- I feel I am the most delighted than them :)

    Nice picture and verse Gillena :)

    wishes,
    devika

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  3. Devika Jyothi12:41 AM

    Soap bubbles and transcience...aaah, yes -- its so much talked about,

    wishes,
    devika

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  4. Gillena Cox10:09 AM

    Thanks for the visit

    much love
    gillena

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  5. Lorena12:05 PM

    the soap bubbles exist only briefly but the past time of blowing bubbles has existed so much longer-interesting.The bubble, I suppose, a metaphor for one persons brief time on this old earth

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  6. John McDonald5:01 AM

    love it Gillena
    john

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  7. Gillena Cox9:19 AM

    Lorena and John

    thanks for stopping by

    much love
    gillena

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