Poet on the Danube
by Joan Carroll
Title
Poet on the Danube
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Digital Art
Description
A charming statue of a lonely poet, Attila Jozsef, sits by the side of the Danube River in Budapest Hungary, watching the water flow by. He sits in the dark and gazes across the river to the Buda side of the city, with Mathias Church and Fishermans Bastion lit up. There is an irresistible draw of the lights as you sit riverside. Attila Jozsef is the best known of the modern Hungarian poets internationally. In this statue, you can imagine it is a hot day, his jacket sits in a heap next to him, his shirtsleeves are rolled up, and his hat is held in his hand. His poem "At the Danube" reads in part, "As if flowing out of my heart, murky, wise, and great was the Danube." Watching and contemplating the Danube is not hard to do in modern times. There is something mesmerizing the river's current and about the ebb and flow of life alongside it. The sculpture sits in the shadow of the Hungarian Parliament Building, one of the most beautiful buildings in Budapest. The riverside of Budapest is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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FEATURED PHOTO, ABC Group - E IS FOR EVENING group, 12/9/15
FEATURED PHOTO, Urban Images group, 7/5/15
FEATURED PHOTO, Visions of the Night group, 4//15
FEATURED PHOTO, UNESCO World Heritage Sites group, 4/7/15
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April 3rd, 2015
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