Thursday, November 28, 2013

In The Dime Stores And Bus Stations


“In the dime stores and bus stations

People talk of situations

Read books, repeat quotations

Draw conclusions on the wall

Some speak of the future

My love she speaks softly

She knows there’s no success like failure

And that failure’s no success at all

Bob Dylan, “Love Minus Zero / No Limit” (1965)

6 comments:

  1. I've been a fan of Dylan's right from the start. Nice shot, like the quote - wonder what he would have thought of Brighouse.

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  2. There's much to see in this photo. It's one you'll come back to and pick out details. Interesting that there are no people in the photo.

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  3. Surely there are two people sitting in the bus station?

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  4. Great photo. My farmboy mentality is having trouble with the last two lines. I will figure it out sometime and that will be success.

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  5. That's the most exotic take on Brighouse bus station I've ever seen!

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