Rosary

A rosary is a traditional rose garden. 

Here, in the gardens of Castle Park, Frodsham, the trellis are formed from new-made oak ladders, pace Nietzsche's famous saying: we each have a ladder inside. 

The texts combine embedded poems, composed with 'rose' concealed within them – thus Cicero makes his appearance, twice – circle poems, and one-word poems.

the rose colours culture

colours culture the rose

     

an arch

is an open

invitation

tangled in this

retro season

romance blossoms

into reason

(4)

prickled damask

clusters

eros enflamed

flowers

(4)

a ladder

has branches

but no leaves

 

our hero

seeds

thorns that

bleed

(4)

hybrid electro-

sensation

radiant vibro-

colouration

(4)

petals blow

to-and-fro

see-saw torches

all aglow

(4)

morose stems

mourn

their drooping

blooms

(4)

Cicero sensed

glory follows virtue

as sun draws

shadow

(4)

Cicero searched

for Art

in Nature’s

part

(4)

ROMANTIC WANDERER

rambler

WILD-FIRE

briar

This artwork was created a few years ago now. The roses are maturing and the ladders gracefully ageing. The poems are weeded regularly.

Photography: by Hannah Devereux, 2014

Ladders: Tim Kendall

Workshop: Ken Cockburn

With thanks to Luke Allan

Commissioned by Castle Park Arts Centre