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Cut Flowers
Not in blue vases theseNor white, cut flowers are seenBut in the August meadowsWhen the reaper falls clean —And the shining and ridged rowsOf cut stalks show to the eyeAs if some child’s hand thereHad ranged them, and passed byTo other rows, other swathes,Moondaisies, pimpernel,Eyebright, sorrel, the pathsAre shining, the heaps as well.Violets in spring,… Read more
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It’s only water in a stranger’s tear
This song, from Peter Gabriel’s third album is another of those depressingly relevant songs that keeps popping up these days. The album was the third in a row to be titled Peter Gabriel and it is also known as Melt due to its cover photo of Gabriel’s melting face. The sleeve’s designer Storm Thorgerson said:… Read more
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CitySketch: NYS Supreme Court, Appellate Division
On the corner of Madison Avenue and 25th Street stands the New York State Supreme Court building, Appellate Division. Established in 1894 by the New York State Constitution, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department holds jurisdiction over Manhattan and the Bronx. 3,000 appeals are heard there every year, which is… Read more
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CitySketch: Gilsey House
The Gilsey House is something special. It looms over the corner of Broadway and 29th Street like some kind of phantom from another era. From their website: The hotel was luxurious – the rooms featured rosewood and walnut finishing, marble fireplace mantles, bronze chandeliers and tapestries – and offered services to its guests such as… Read more
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