The sedge has withered from the lake

The sedge has withered from the lake
And no bird sings.

La Belle Dame Sans Merci by John Keats
Born 31.10.1795 Moorgate, London
Died 23.02.1821 Rome

Suitably bleak on black

[Walks @ 7]

Desolate and foreboding but great! Fav!

[Richard Sayer]

Suitably sad and poignant... your image and Keats' words were made for each other.

[Fisher Family]

A spectacular atmospheric shot - fav!

Ian

[David]

Fantastic, Margo! I'm not normally keen on images with the sun in a scene but I will make an exception for this and concede that there can be no hard and fast rules! This has a beauty all of its own: an Incredibly sad and poignant mood, almost minimalist yet I want to look all over it and drink it in. Beautifully photographed. Well done for seeing the potential in the scene. A thousand faves!

[Lee]

I.L.T. Quite a spooky shot.

[gloria jones]

Well composed image...The filtered sun created gorgeous tones and light.

[Larry L]

Stunning! instant FAV

[Catherine]

Beautiful Margo and even better on black. Absolute fav

[April]

So bleak......

[Jake Sorensen]

beautiful haunting image

[Michelle Renee]

Tranquil!

[Melody Crowell]

Looks so sad haunting.

[Joan Robillard]

Could be mistaken for the aftermath of a fire.

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Stunning simple shot. Very nice

[Babs]

Absolutely fabulous shot. In the bleak midwinter. fav.

[Naomi]

This is eerily beautiful

[Kathy]

Super shot, Margo. I love the sun shining through the fog. The light from the sun warms the scene, so not bleak at all for me.

[Domenico Dodaro]

What a beautiful image. It has all. A big fav!

[Claes]

VML basicly all of it!

[Krista Marson]

errie yet romantic

[☠northy]

Bleak - yes... but it also glows!

[Tom]

Quite wonderful

[Louis A. Sousa]

Love this image Margo!

[Stephanie]

Just beautiful.

[Rachel Withey]

This is beautiful. Love, love the light