Rose for Richard III (#3) by alia_801

Rose for Richard III (#3)

I don't buy flowers often, so I'm making the most of these!

I listened to the reinterrment of Richard III last night thanks to the wonders of the internet and the excellent skills of those at BBC Radio Leicester. It was a very moving service and included a powerful poem (below) written by Dame Carol Ann Duffy, the Poet Laureate.

After 530 years, Requiescat in Pace, Your Grace.
--
Richard

My bones, scripted in light, upon cold soil,
a human braille. My skull, scarred by a crown,
emptied of history. Describe my soul
as incense, votive, vanishing; your own
the same. Grant me the carving of my name.

These relics, bless. Imagine you re-tie
a broken string and on it thread a cross,
the symbol severed from me when I died.
The end of time – an unknown, unfelt loss –
unless the Resurrection of the Dead …

or I once dreamed of this, your future breath
in prayer for me, lost long, forever found;
or sensed you from the backstage of my death,
as kings glimpse shadows on a battleground.
Very moving. Do you have a link to the ceremony?
March 27th, 2015  
@allie912 I linked to the order of service on yesterday's pic, and there are clips of some parts online (mostly Benedict Cumberbatch reading the poem above). I'm not sure if the whole thing is available anywhere - if it is, I haven't found it. There are quite a few photos (Hinkley Times had a good feed: http://www.hinckleytimes.net/news/local-news/richard-reburied-seeing-history-unfold-8926823 )
March 27th, 2015  
Photos here: http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/pictures/Service-Reinterment/pictures-26238535-detail/pictures.html

And BBC Radio Leicester broadcasting the final ceremony, Service of Reveal right now: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radioleicester
March 27th, 2015  
This is beautiful, I always buy flowers, they are a treat I give myself each week
March 27th, 2015  
Beautiful
March 27th, 2015  
Beautiful softness and details.
March 27th, 2015  
I'm Richard, but the wrong one. very nice
March 27th, 2015  
Another super shot and verse.
March 27th, 2015  
Beautiful.
March 27th, 2015  
Beautiful.
March 27th, 2015  
Lovely shot full of details!
March 27th, 2015  
Great shot of a lovely rose
March 27th, 2015  
Nice tribute. Beautiful close up.
March 27th, 2015  
This is so gorgeous. Beautiful folds in those petals
March 27th, 2015  
Lovely!
March 28th, 2015  
Beautiful!
March 28th, 2015  
Beautiful- especially with that lighting!
March 30th, 2015  
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