Hyacinths to Feed Thy Soul

Hyacinths to Feed Thy Soul

beautiful scented Hyacinths growing in a planter outside a storefront at Steveston, B.C. Canada this afternoon.

At this time of year, these flowers and this verse always come to mind:

If of thy mortal goods thou art bereft,

and from thy slender store

Two loaves alone to thee are left,

Sell one, and with the dole

Buy Hyacinths to feed thy Soul.

SADI

Created by: Alandrapal.

Tools Used: Sony F717

Created on: 18 February 2005

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Comments:

Alandrapal from Canada on Feb 18, 2008 at 4:15 PM said:

thankyou Anne, am happy you enjoyed the image and the verse. I love the scent of the hyacinths and especially the blue coloured variety, like these.

Alovely from Maine, U.S.A. on Feb 18, 2008 at 11:55 AM said:

Both photo and verse are given to show beauty. Done very well.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Sep 3, 2007 at 2:30 PM said:

thanks Elle from Kansas for taking time to leave nice comments. Also enjoyed your recollection of the verse. I just got my version from an online site, - am sure there are different versions. As you say, I also like to see them all, and do love hyacinths.

Elle from Kansas City Kansas on Sep 3, 2007 at 1:49 PM said:

I seem to recall the poem as follows:

"If thou a fortune should be bereft

and in thy store there be but left

two loaves-

sell one and with the dole

buy Hyacinths to feed thy soul"

I heard it on an episode of "Mod Squad" many years back...! Not sure if my memory is bad or just a slightly different interpretation was used. At any rate, great pic and I still love the poetry.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Feb 18, 2006 at 12:09 PM said:

thankyou for leaving the comment, Lynne from CA. Coincidental, as I was just thinking of this verse and photo last night, realizing it was a year ago that I submitted it to the gallery here : ) For some reason I think of that verse every year at this time. What a nice gesture to give the verse and hyacinths to the teachers.

Lynne from central valley of CA on Feb 18, 2006 at 11:06 AM said:

The poem written by Saadi, I feel in love with first. I remember Vincent Price quoting it in some ancient movie. Each of my daughter's teachers received a blooming red hyacinth and a copy of this poem as a gift for St. Valentine's Day.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Oct 28, 2005 at 2:50 PM said:

thankyou for taking time to leave a comment, Petra. happy you enjoyed it.

Petra from Texas on Oct 27, 2005 at 4:53 PM said:

Alandra, these are so gorgeous, I can almost smell them. :)

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Oct 22, 2005 at 2:47 PM said:

thankyou, Mawma, happy you like it, and as you say, the fragrance is wonderful. Am getting confused now, re the nicknames onlist, are you Joanne?

mawma7 from Southern IL on Sep 30, 2005 at 3:32 PM said:

Absolutely beautiful. One of my most favorite flowers, and I can almost smell the fragrance of it.

Alandra from southwestern BC Canada on Sep 26, 2005 at 12:00 PM said:

thanks Vince, happy you like the verse also. Yep, I think the other flowers are "bluebells", the leaves are similar.

Was thinking of you last night, as read a pleasant item about scenes of a bluebell wood, in an ancient Girls Own Annual.

Vince from Auckland New Zealand. on Sep 25, 2005 at 1:41 AM said:

Hi ,I see what you mean about the difference from my picture and others on lensflare this one has longer trumpets/bells the leaves look the same thou,mine stand about 20 inches or 50 cm high.Mine has only a suttle scent,enjoyed the verse you posted as well.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Sep 22, 2005 at 11:12 PM said:

well, Mary Lou, thank YOU! for the kind and generous comments on my photos. Am happy the verse means something to you also, - have also enjoyed it since first seeing it many years ago. Would like to have seen the needlework that you made, with the hyacinths & verse featured. Would you like an email copy of this photo? - a clearer version I mean, before compression here at the group? I'll be happy to send you one by email, as a gift, if you send me your email address.

MaryLou from Oregon on Sep 22, 2005 at 9:04 PM said:

Some years ago I saw that saying and really liked it. I designed a stitchery with hyacinths and that poem and gave it to a friend. I think it was during a starving student stage and it just struck me that is was the perfect picture of good self-care. Thank you!

Alandra from southwestern BC Canada on Apr 30, 2005 at 5:50 PM said:

thanks Carla, that makes me happy to hear this, thankyou for letting me know : )

Carla from Tennessee on Apr 25, 2005 at 5:20 AM said:

Both the photograph and the verse served to feed my soul!

Thank you.

Alandra from southwestern BC Canada on Mar 17, 2005 at 9:01 AM said:

happy you like the hyacinths Mary E, Tam, Vicki, Madeson, Alex and Kathy. and the verse : ) Hard to believe it's almost a month ago since this pic was taken.

Kathy from IL, USA on Feb 20, 2005 at 5:25 PM said:

Thanks, I needed that on this gray, gloomy day!

Whittler from Maine on Feb 20, 2005 at 2:08 PM said:

Great shot, sure is a welcome sight this time of year.

madeson from British Columbia,BC on Feb 20, 2005 at 7:12 AM said:

great photo, it warms the soul.

Vicki (TravlynWomyn) from Florida - today on Feb 20, 2005 at 2:08 AM said:

Great colors and composition, Alandra. good use of light and shade. I like it.

zoya from CT USA on Feb 19, 2005 at 11:24 PM said:

I love this and the verse that goes with it T

Mary E. from Northern IN on Feb 19, 2005 at 10:18 PM said:

I love hyacinths and this almost can bring the remembrance of the wonderful smell. Thanks for the pleasure it brings. :)