What is happening in this scene? People are in line carrying pots. There is such a crowd! It looks like they are in line to eat. What are they serving? The young man with his tongue out is expressing he doesn’t like the menu. This is a take-out place. Their pots will be filled, and they can go picnic. They seem to be use to this routine, as it is repeated daily.
TURNING AND TURNING IN THE WIDENING GYRE
THE FALCON CANNOT HEAR THE FALCONER;
THINGS FALL APART; THE CENTER CANNOT HOLD;
THE BLOOD DIMMED TIDE IS LOOSED, AND EVERYWHERE
THE CEREMONY OF INNOCENCE IS DROWNED;
THE BEST LACK ALL CONVICTION, WHILE THE WORST ARE FULL OF PASSIONATE INTENSITY;
SURELY SOME REVELATION IS AT HAND;
SURELY THE SECOND COMING IS AT HAND.
Excerpt from The Second Coming by William Butler Yates
This painting is being shown May 3 2025 to June 27, 2025 at the Orinda Library in Orinda, California
What is happening in this scene? People are in line carrying pots. There is such a crowd! It looks like they are in line to eat. What are they serving? The young man with his tongue out is expressing he doesn’t like the menu. This is a take-out place. Their pots will be filled, and they can go picnic. They seem to be use to this routine, as it is repeated daily.
TURNING AND TURNING IN THE WIDENING GYRE
THE FALCON CANNOT HEAR THE FALCONER;
THINGS FALL APART; THE CENTER CANNOT HOLD;
THE BLOOD DIMMED TIDE IS LOOSED, AND EVERYWHERE
THE CEREMONY OF INNOCENCE IS DROWNED;
THE BEST LACK ALL CONVICTION, WHILE THE WORST ARE FULL OF PASSIONATE INTENSITY;
SURELY SOME REVELATION IS AT HAND;
SURELY THE SECOND COMING IS AT HAND.
Excerpt from The Second Coming by William Butler Yates
This painting is being shown May 3 2025 to June 27, 2025 at the Orinda Library in Orinda, California
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