13.7.14

Rosary



A rosary is a traditional rose garden. 

Here, in the gardens of Castle Park, Frodsham, the trellis are formed from new-made oak ladders, pace Nietzsche's famous saying: we each have a ladder inside. 

The texts combine embedded poems, composed with 'rose' concealed within them – thus Cicero makes his appearance, twice – circle poems, and one-word poems.




the rose colours culture
colours culture the rose





     


an arch
is an open
invitation







tangled in this
retro season

romance blossoms
into reason

(4)




prickled damask
clusters

eros enflamed
flowers

(4)






a ladder
has branches
but no leaves




 


our hero
seeds

thorns that
bleed

(4)






hybrid electro-
sensation

radiant vibro-
colouration

(4)






petals blow
to-and-fro

see-saw torches
all aglow

(4)





morose stems
mourn

their drooping
blooms

(4)



Cicero sensed
glory follows virtue

as sun draws
shadow

(4)



Cicero searched
for Art

in Nature’s
part

(4)






ROMANTIC WANDERER
rambler




WILD-FIRE

briar



This artwork was created a few years ago now. The roses are maturing and the ladders gracefully ageing. The poems are weeded regularly.

Photography: by Hannah Devereux, 2014
Ladders: Tim Kendall
Workshop: Ken Cockburn
With thanks to Luke Allan

Commissioned by Castle Park Arts Centre







2 comments:

  1. As Para Handy would say, chust sublime!

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  2. good to see this finally matured, and beautifully photographed,

    Ken

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