“Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, / Only a signal shown and a distant voice in the darkness; / So on the ocean of life we pass and speak one another, / Only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence.”
These "passing heads" are fascinating...I find myself straining my ears to catch their words as they pass. There is the three-way conversation...and then the fourth head listening in. Ah, if only I could hear...😉😊
Or, as Longfellow said:
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Wonderful. Reminded me of the long silence while sketching these passing heads☺
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These "passing heads" are fascinating...I find myself straining my ears to catch their words as they pass. There is the three-way conversation...and then the fourth head listening in.
ReplyDeleteAh, if only I could hear...😉😊
Thank you… Makes me appreciate the limitations, attempting to convey what was and was not being said..
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