Lamplight in Edinburgh January 2006 by ScourgeofShadows
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The Lamplighter: Robert Louis Stevenson
My tea is nearly ready and the sun has left the sky;
It's time to take the window to see Leerie going by;
For every night at teatime and before you take your seat,
With lantern and with ladder he comes posting up the street.
Now Tom would be a driver and Maria go to sea,
And my papa's a banker and as rich as he can be;
But I, when I am stronger and can choose what I'm to do,
O Leerie, I'll go round at night and light the lamps with you!
For we are very lucky, with a lamp before the door,
And Leerie stops to light it as he lights so many more;
And O! before you hurry by with ladder and with light,
O Leerie, see a little child and nod to him tonight!
Comments (9)
soulofharmony
another absolutely perfect quality composition .. sublime..:)
bkhook
Way cool.. I love it!
Margana
Gorgeous shot...adoring the light and the wonderful twilight atmo.Perfect poem to accompany it,too.I love all shots of Scotland,so I'm extra partial to this!
girsempa
Beautiful shot and you chose the category well!
dragonfly2000
Nicely done, composition and the juxtaposition of the two colours.
jcv2
Oh wow, lovely work! Lamplighters, that is a long time ago.... Original work! :)
ScourgeofShadows
This is Victoria Terrace, and the shot did not require much post work because Edinburgh looks like this anyway. It's hard to take a bad shot in the city as it is like a huge filmset for Jekyll and Hyde or similar tales. The lights through the railings on the lower left are a view down to the lower street, this being a double decker parade of shops and offices. Come and visit sometime there's oodles to see, but the lamps are all electric now.However the big lanterns on the shot were originally gas, and were once lit by the Lamplighter as described in the poem.
babuinodeoro
a gothic way in the taste of jack the ripper
PhrankPower
Quiet but with an ominous feeling for sure. The orange and blue work perfectly together!