the waters are dark...

Temple of Isis at Philae, flood time 1910 By Diemer Michael Zeno (1867-1939)  Watercolor on paper



the waters are dark
but the sun shines

the sun shines on
the sacred breath 
of a lady
who levelled
rich and poor
slaves and free

who nurtured the world of a child

and yet

she found time
for the beyond
the final call

and her final call
her magic
still
floats
in the sunshine

on dark waters


Linking to:
The Tuesday Platform

tech savvy sheep...

Sheep with Laptops Michael Sowa (1945- )

sheep in the 21st century

need to flock around

the latest

internet 

wizardry

we have

dignity

we have 

status

we have

a caricature to uphold

forgive the odd black sheep

he is with us

but 
not

of us

Fireworks in Naples...

Oswald Achenbach (1827-1905) - Fireworks in Naples


burning night lights
mirror
 a smoky island of
seductive
sirens

In the Foliage

Eduard Gaertner (1801-1877​) Germany - The Family of Mr. Westfal in the Conservato​ry (1836)

A controlled garden
A hint of formal dining
In formal dress
Faces strained in fixed pose
Waiting for the photograph of time

And
A stray toy carriage
Seems lost

And a dog hopes for
Some game...

Shards

Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) - "Cloister Cemetery in the Snow" - Destroyed in 1945 in Berlin
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Trees aching for sleep
Filtering white silence
Small pilgrims
Remembering
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