What if My Marble Were the Moon?

Today
I want to offer you something poetic.

Walking along the lake on Saturday 27 May,
I noticed this charming statue of a little boy
standing on the top of a ladder with his arm stretched to the sky
holding a marble.

There is quite a long poem written. in French, between the rungs of the ladder.
Here is an extract:

"... And if my marble were the moon?"

"On his ladder in the mist,
he is as light as a feather,

He looks towards the sky
which has lost its honey-coloured planet,

He offers his only possession
as if ... his marble were the moon."

DeLa Perouze


Statue by artist: Sara.H
It was erected in 2015.

Link to the artist

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16 comments

  1. Tammie Lee28 May 2017 at 20:24

    That is so dear thing to do!
    Such a wonderful sculpture too.

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    1. Sandra28 May 2017 at 20:41

      Thank you, Tammie Lee. I found it so poetic and wanted to share it here!

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  2. Sarah Huizenga29 May 2017 at 01:20

    Fabulous find!

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    1. Sandra29 May 2017 at 07:14

      Thank you, Sarah. I loved discovering it too on my Saturday walk!

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  3. Lasse29 May 2017 at 17:29

    You have the eyes for wonderful things Sandra !

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    1. Sandra29 May 2017 at 17:39

      Thank you, Lasse. Wonderful things are all around us waiting for our eyes to alight on them and linger awhile! So nice to see you!

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  4. Lady Fi29 May 2017 at 19:15

    What a magical statue!

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  5. Atelier Marie-Lucienne30 May 2017 at 08:01

    Seeing the world through the eyes of a child... Full of wonder and full of joy. Why cannot everything be as simple and loving as this?
    Thank you for sharing this amazing piece of art with us!
    Have a great day,
    Marjan

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    1. Sandra30 May 2017 at 10:29

      Thank you, Marjan. We would do well to see life through a child's eyes more often. That's so true!

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  6. kimmanleyort1 June 2017 at 03:52

    A fantastic sculpture and the way you photographed it lent itself so well to a poem. Beautifully written and expressed.

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    1. Sandra1 June 2017 at 05:56

      How nice to see you visit, Kim. Yes, this charming statue was a lovely find on a recent walk in another town down by the lake!

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  7. Cathy H.2 June 2017 at 14:53

    In this statue I see the magic of childhood when a marble can be the moon. Beautiful photograph and poem!

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    1. Sandra2 June 2017 at 17:26

      Thank you, Cathy! I loved the magic of childhood I felt in this statue also! It also has to be mentioned that we both like marbles!

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  8. Sarn3 June 2017 at 13:47

    What a fabulous statue and a great poem. Thanks for sharing.
    Hugs, Sarn xxx

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