Friday, October 1, 2010

Ireland

Kilmainham Gaol
Dublin, Ireland

stone prison cell
thin sunlight creates a shadow
of iron bars

limestone walls
dampness seeping into bones
and spirit

4 comments:

Frank... said...

A very nice set, Adelaide...

Lorena said...

beautiful, I love the descriptive sense of austerity

Tinky said...

Lovely if sad images. I never thought about dampness of the spirit before....

Tinky

Adelaide said...

Thank you, all. It is a sobering place and much of the history of Ireland is in here.

Adelaide

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