WordPress Photo Challenge this week is Kiss.
I photographed this mural in downtown Los Angeles – near Mac Arthur park.
The last Kiss
President Obama keep your promise and bring our young men and women home!
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bring our young men and women home!
Thank you frizztext.
Nice contribution, Rosie
Thank you Tara
Yes cousin Rosie I certainly agree with that. Peace & Love xx
Thanks Peter. You live in England, the comments before you come from China, and Germany… let our voices be heard!
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Amen! That’s a beautiful mural, reminding us…
The “amens” are coming from all over the world. Thank you Barbara.
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Lovely mural Rosie.
A simple farewell kiss with a powerful message. Thanks for commenting Sybil.
rosie, this is so beautiful! thank you!
I don’t know who painted it and I apologize to the artist. It’s so moving that when I saw it I stopped and wept … Thanks for commenting amiga!
wow; i am sure the artist wold be proud and pleased to know that you loved the work and that it affected you in a profound way.
thanks for that feedback! z
I think all artists deserve to know what the public think of their work.
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Great mural!
It was a surprise find on an otherwise very quiet street.
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Oh yes, great shot, great sentiment.
Hi Mrs Carmichael,
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment.
After reading your marvelous paragraph on your “hovercard” I wanted to visit your blog but your link dead ends at your gravatar. How does one visit an opinionated woman’s blog?
El ultima beso – “the last kiss” – a bitter sweet acceptance of what too many regard as ‘fate’ , ‘duty’ or their last option for stable employment. It’s a sad reality touching so many yet we continue to feed the military-industrial complex with the bodies of our young men and women in the name of all the emotional slogans and jingoism embodied in this picture.
I came upon this beautiful painting on a quiet little street without much foot traffic. I wish I knew who the artist was so I could identify both him/her and the hear the young couple’s story.
I hope the artist comes by and leaves a comment.
I can’t imagine the pain of that kiss.
We are sending our young men and women to fight in two never-ending wars we have no reason to have started in the first place.
What a great mural, Rosie!
I hope the artist finds his/her mural here and leaves a comment so we can all complement him/her. Its gut wrenching.
I hope so too! That would be fabulous!
I’ll write a post with the update!
PERFECT!
I agree
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You found the perfect mural to punctuate the theme! It’s just fabulous. I hope it stays there as a reminder…even after the troops are home–soon! Consensus on that one!
Have you seen the mural Debra? I photographed it in December, I wonder whether its still there?
Hey, I like that.. Looks like a poster for a movie..
It could be a poster for a movie. Thanks for stopping by.
A lovely take on this week’s challenge. And I totally agree with your sentiment. A very thoughtful post.
Thanks for your great comment Otto.
I hope the artist finds this so I can share his/her information …
Being one of the ancients, I thought of two things simultaneously – the famous photo of the sailor and the woman in NY after the end of WWII, and of course Rodin’s famous sculpture. There are echoes of that here, just as there are clear references to Michaelangelo in Norman Rockwell’s “Rosie”. Sometimes I think the best way to recognize a true icon is see how many references to it exist.
It’s a marvelous painting – true street art.
Thanks for your great comment Linda. The famous photo of the sailor and the woman kissing in NYC after the end of WWII is a delightful spontaneous “smooch”, while the Rodin sculpture is sensuous, and I think Norman Rockwell’s “Rosie” was a great boost to female power. Just looking at this one my eyes fill with tears.
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We can all identify with the sentiments so beautifully painted here. Lovely!
I cry every time I look at the painting. Thanks for commenting Renee. I’m coming over to visit you right now…
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Amen to THAT! xoxoxo b
I choke up every time I look at the painting. I hope they all come home sooner than soon. Thanks for commenting Betty.
A beautiful and moving Mural!!
- but i don’t really get the comments about the two wars!!??
The withdrawal of American military forces from Iraq was started in June 2009 and was completed by December 2011, bringing an end to the Iraq War.
NATO leaders signed off last May on President Obama’s exit strategy from Afghanistan that calls for an end to combat operations in 2013 and the withdrawal of the U.S.-led international military force by the end of 2014.
The Iraq war IS over and troops ARE currently being withdrawn from Afganistan.
Hi Josee,
I quote:
“The US is keeping hundreds of American troops and security personnel in Iraq, despite a recently-passed resolution from Congress that failed to reauthorize funding for the US military to train and support Iraqi security forces.
Most Americans have been led to believe that all US forces besides those guarding the massive American Embassy in Iraq have been withdrawn since the end of last year. But small units of up to 300 troops have remained in Baghdad to train Iraqi security forces and provide aid and support, allegedly for counter-terrorism operations.”
http://news.antiwar.com/2012/10/01/us-may-keep-units-american-troops-in-iraq-despite-lack-of-authority/
That’s a beautiful mural. Those brave young men and women definitely should be brought home, soonest.
I’m glad you were able to see it Sylvia. I still hope to be able to identify the artist.
Passionate, romantic, a bit sad somehow because in real life, somewhere around the world someone feels that way when the next day their love can no longer make it back. Beautiful!
Yes its all of that IT “Passionate, romantic, and sad” plus its also not private … We’re all there staring at them. Thanks for your comment.
Dear Rosie, yes. Home! Peace.
Perfectly expressed Dee. Thank you for commenting.
This is beautiful.
It is both beautiful and sad.
What a perfect response to the theme, Rosie. A lovely picture, but poignant.
Poignant is the perfect adjective to describe it. Thank you Kate.
What a lovely way to present not just the word, but also the emotion.
I wish, too, that wars would end.
Thank you dear friend. Such a pleasure to see you back here again
I agree. Time for our Soldiers to come home. We can’t police the world. Obama send Soldiers to more dangerous places today. I believe our Soldiers need to be used for defense. Not targets for people who hate us and don’t want our help.
Thank you for commenting John. I so agree with your last sentence:
“our Soldiers are not targets for people who hate us and don’t want our help.”
It’s time we stop sending the soldiers over there in the first place. Our culture is in love with war. We glorify it in movies and books, and we willingly spend billions of dollars every year to develop new and more destructive weapons. Have you ever noticed that the protests always begin months after the war does? It’s as though we get tired of it, the way we eventually become bored by a television show. But somehow, we become excited again at the start of the next war, momentarily forgetting the horror to come and believing that it’s worth the loss of more lives.
Thank you for your great comment Charles. I answered you some time ago. Where is it, what happened to it??
I don’t understand why we’re in love with war. What’s so wonderful about killing another human being? Where are all those people in this country who claim they are religious and so should respect all the Ten Commandants even the “thou shalt not kill”? Why don’t we hear their voices? Why do they only speak up against abortion?
Wonderful words and image, Rosie.
Thanks Robin. I’m so sad I still haven’t heard from the artist!