EARLY one day, the Muse, when eagerly bent on adornment,
Follow'd a swift-running streamlet, the quietest nook by it seeking.
Quickly and noisily flowing, the changeful surface distorted
Ever her moving form; the goddess departed in anger.
Yet the stream call'd mockingly after her, saying: "What, truly!
Wilt thou not view, then, the truth, in my mirror so clearly depicted?"
But she already was far away, on the brink of the ocean,
In her figure rejoicing, and duly arranging her garland.
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1799
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All these are amazing...Thank you so much for including my "Mountain Lake Reflections
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another interesting Friday blog Julie.
ReplyDeleteWonderful blog and photos to accompany it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful reflections! I enjoyed reading the Goethe piece.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Thanks so much for including my bridge!
ReplyDeleteOh wow. Loving the covered bridge. These are all incredible shots that flow so well together.
ReplyDeleteAmazing photos! Each one is stunning.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was reading Muse's Mirror at first I thought you wrote it too! My thought was, "Wow, and she is an amazing poet too! LOL
Hope spring has sprung in the mountains for you Julie!