Dying Hibiscus
© 2005, David J. Bookbinder

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Elizabeth said…
"If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change."
-Buddha

"To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower/ Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour"
-William Blake

"Just living is not enough... One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower."
-Hans Christian Andersen


Beautiful pictures!
April 10, 2005 6:31 AM
Phototransformations said…
Elizabeth,

Thanks! I knew the Blake quote, but the Buddha and Anderson quotes were not familiar to me, and I think one or the other would make a great epigraph for the book.

More anon,
David
April 10, 2005 8:51 PM
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