The Fruit Garden Path
Fuji X100
Landscape photography, Nigel Borrington
The Fruit Garden Path by Amy Lowell
The path runs straight between the flowering rows,
A moonlit path, hemmed in by beds of bloom,
Where phlox and marigolds dispute for room
With tall, red dahlias and the briar rose.
Tis reckless prodigality which throws
Into the night these wafts of rich perfume
Which sweep across the garden like a plume.
Over the trees a single bright star glows.
Dear garden of my childhood, here my years
Have run away like little grains of sand;
The moments of my life, its hopes and fears
Have all found utterance here, where now I stand;
My eyes ache with the weight of unshed tears,
You are my home, do you not understand?
Nigel Borrington 
Oh I love the poem as well as the photo! Both very lovely 🙂
April 8, 2013 at 11:23 am
Hello Norma, Thank you 🙂
Yes lovely Writer I liked this one very much from the first time I found it!
The photo is take at Duckets grove, County Carlow, http://www.carlowcountymuseum.ie/carlow-county/pages/ducketts-grove.aspx
It a fantastic old place to visit and get some great shot!
🙂 Nigel
April 8, 2013 at 11:37 am
Stunning photo and beautiful words!
April 8, 2013 at 11:40 am
Bags of Thanks Anne and Monty 🙂
Nigel
April 8, 2013 at 11:41 am
Gritty, peaceful symmetry with a lovely cyan toning…gets my vote.
April 8, 2013 at 5:45 pm
Thank you John 🙂
April 8, 2013 at 7:56 pm
Thanks John, very pleased you like this image!
Nigel
April 8, 2013 at 8:39 pm
Great lines in this one. I also like the style of framing you use for your images, simple and sophisticated.
Adrian
April 8, 2013 at 6:44 pm
Many thanks Adrian, 🙂
April 8, 2013 at 7:56 pm
(Yes, framing is nice), but I love the texture in this shot.
April 9, 2013 at 6:47 am
Thank you Victoria, this place (Ducketts grove http://www.carlowcountymuseum.ie/carlow-county/pages/ducketts-grove.aspx) is great for a day with a camera!
April 10, 2013 at 7:44 am
Very beautiful!
April 10, 2013 at 4:08 am
Thank you 🙂
April 10, 2013 at 7:42 am