“ O temps, suspends ton vol ! ”
"O time! Suspend your flight,
and you, happy hours, suspend your race;
Let us savour the fleeting delights
Of our fairest days!

The famous poem “Le Lac” by Lamartine (“Méditations poétiques”, 1820) presents a personification of time. The poet addresses time, asking it ...
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  • Karine Chalifour Edited 6 months ago

    Cool idea and love the light on the building! And thank you for sharing the poem. I read something this morning by David Whyte where he speaks of how maturity is to… more

    Cool idea and love the light on the building! And thank you for sharing the poem. I read something this morning by David Whyte where he speaks of how maturity is to learn to exist within our past, present, and future. Your reflection on time made me think of it : "MATURITY

    is the ability to live fully and equally in multiple contexts, most especially the ability, despite our many griefs and losses, to courageously inhabit the past, the present and the future all at once. The wisdom that comes from maturity is recognised through a disciplined refusal to choose between or isolate three powerful dynamics that form human identity: what has happened, what only looks as if it is happening now, and what is about to occur." David Whyte - Consolations

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  • Jytte Nacht Edited 6 months ago

    This is amazing, Luc, and I love the poem. Let's savour the fleeting delights... 
    Let's! How very true.

    This is amazing, Luc, and I love the poem. Let's savour the fleeting delights... 
    Let's! How very true.

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  • Suzanne Lofgren Edited 6 months ago

    This is such a fun idea!!  Love your image!

    This is such a fun idea!!  Love your image!

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  • Alison Hackett Edited 6 months ago

    Great photo. I really like your explanation that goes along with your photograph thus week. Very Philosophical.

    Great photo. I really like your explanation that goes along with your photograph thus week. Very Philosophical.

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