"Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita
mi ritrovai per una selva oscura
ché la via diritta era smarrita. ..."
-- Dante, Inferno
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Playing with a camera, I find something lost (and something gained) in translating the world into an image, analogous to these translators' journeys into Dante.
"When I had journeyed half of our life's way,
I found myself within a shadowed forest,
for I had lost the path that does not stray. ..."
-- Mandelbaum's translation
"Midway in our life's journey, I went astray
from the straight road and woke to find myself
alone in a dark wood. ..."
-- Ciardi's translation
4 comments:
hey lori!
i have been checking in... and ur beautiful pics are just... beautiful... i agree with u that nature is a place to just be... and in being u become alive! thanks for ur kind words... and images...
"I had lost the path that does not stray"
Less clear, more enigmatic--sticks more in the mind.
What about Longfellow?
Midway upon the journey of our life
I found myself within a forest dark,
For the straightforward pathway had been lost.
Or Pinsky!
fascinating thoughts to start a day with. :)
yes, I like Mandelbaum best...and your photo.
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