Sunday, May 25, 2014

painted poles





strolling through our neighbourhood
 is like walking through an art gallery.


there are over 100 telephone poles painted 
and used as palettes for designs such as 
flowers, elephants, giraffes, fish and many more.


the pole painting project was created 
to help slow traffic, 
curb vandalism, 
and create a warm, friendly and beautiful 
public environment.


yesterday, i took pictures of these unique works of art.
there are soooooo many of them... more over the years... 
so i've posted my favourites


i leave you to enjoy them 
with a beautiful poem on community by Rumi.



erica
xoxo






a community 
of the spirit
taken from 

the essential rumi

translated by
coleman barks


there is a 
community 
of the spirit.







join it, 
and feel 
the delight






of walking in 
the noisy street,

and 
being 
the noise.





drink 
all your passion,


anbe 
a disgrace.






clos
both eyes


to se
with the 
other eye.










open 
your hands,


if 
you wan
to be held.



sit dow
in this circle.






quit acting 
like a wolf, 


and feel 
the shepherd's love 
filling you.


at night,
your beloved 
wanders.


don't accept 
consolations.





clos
your mouth 
against food


taste 
the lover's mouth 
in yours.





you moan,
"she left me." 
"he left me."



twenty mor
will come.






b
empty 
of worrying.


think of 
who created 
thought!






why 
do you sta
in prison



when 
the door is 
so wide open?






move outside 
the tangle 
of fear-thinking.




live in silence.






flow dow
and dow
in always



widenin
rings o
being.

2 comments:

  1. awwww these are so cute !! I bet they really brighten up your neighbourhood !

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    1. they make our colourful neighbourhood even more colourful.... stay tuned for my future blogs on colourful homes

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