In wooded climes they built a hall
Of shingled roof and shingled wall
Abundant cedar-cladding they did install
Padre
Shingled Hall
Architecture
Rosette Portal
Through rosette portals transforming light
To polycoloured beams radiant and bright
No simple aperture this architectural screen
But a window by which to observe heaven serene
Padre
The Little House
Some called it “the little house on the prairie,” and others the latrine or head. But that little corrugated steel shack was the prime real estate in camp. Yes, the “head-shed” or battalion headquarters might’ve been more prestigious, and the CP tent that served as the chapel might have been more revered. Many would tell you that the chow hall was the most important structure in camp, or the dugouts and bunkers if there was a mortar attack going down. But, truth be told, when several days of backed up C-rations called, no place else was going to compare.
Padre
Threshold
Threshold to antiquity?
Door to our past extant?
Are you the entrance to our history?
And do you exit here just by chance?
Padre
Crimson’s Creative Challenge: #101
Shared on dVerse
Covered
Childhood memories of a Kentucky past
Romantic bridges along my traveled way
Oil paintings on the living room wall
The work of relatives now passed-away
Covered reminders of a heritage
The then and now to bridge
Padre
Facade
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Arch-symmetry and geometric flare
Pastel accents with
A warm and welcoming air
Yet at your base foundations
Are you like the cobbles cold?
Is it all about the rich facade
If the truth be ever told?
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Padre
Pantheon: A Clogyrnach
Pantheon by Jacques GAIMARD from Pixabay
Pillars rise to the gods on high
Farbic of faith reaching the sky
Worship’s erection
Place of reflection –
Affection –
Amplify
Clogyrnach
A clogyrnach is poem. This Welsh poetic form is typically a six-line syllabic stanza with an ab rhyme scheme:
Line 1: 8 syllables with an a rhyme
Line 2: 8 syllables with an a rhyme
Line 3: 5 syllables with a b rhyme
Line 4: 5 syllables with a b rhyme
Line 5: 3 syllables with a b rhyme
Line 6: 3 syllables with an a rhyme
Padre
Under Construction
Sagrada Família
Maria Antonia’s Photography Challenge for 2020 includes a prompts for “Under Construction.” Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia fits the phrase perfectly. The Basilica was originally the brain-child of Josep Maria Bocabella i Verdaguer who, in 1866, wanted to create a religious site to honour the Holy Family, and especially Joseph. Construction began in 1882. Since then the project has been linked to Antoni Gaudí who took over as architect in 1883. The construction has had several setbacks, not least being damage during the Spanish Civil War, and a fire in 2011. But, the work continues and plans are now in place to finish the project in 2026.
Under construction
It seems always to be
Since Gaudi took over in ’83
It’s had some problems
With wars and some flames
But the project goes on-wards
With scaffold and cranes
The site is beautiful –
Though its style’s a big mix –
I can’t wait till it’s finished –
In twenty -twenty and six
Padre
Modern Times: A pseudo-Haibun
image: The Sun
It is a sad reflection on our modern times when iconic landmarks cannot be clearly viewed. Be it Buckingham Palace, The White House, or hundreds of other key tourist destinations, they are enclosed in cordons of concrete bollards and barricades.
While one might appreciate the security concerns about the safety of heads of state, these obstacles (and often eyesores) also surround many museums as well. Holocaust museums, okay, but art galleries? How have we come to this point that society is so broken that everyplace where the public might gather is in need of fortification?
Historic places, monuments all
Museums, palaces, national malls
Our heritage is there for all to see
But photos come with difficulty
Try as you may, and try as you might
It’s hard to keep the barricades
Out of your camera’s sights
Padre
Weekend Writing Prompt #135 – Barricade in 136 words
Let There Be Light
CCC #29
With leaded panes and masonry frames –
Walls angled to bring in glorious light –
With beeswax glims and tapers flames –
Withstand the dark of night.
Works of stone, from craftsmen’s hands –
Worked as to God’s praise – invite.
Worship echos amid these stands –
Welcoming His blessings bright.
Padre
Crimson’s Creative Challenge #29
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