Hello, Jackie! Thank you for my challenge. I looked through a few of the latest photos in your project and I see a lot of struggles and heartaches. My heart and prayers go out to you and I will be in continual prayer for your sister. As for your challenge, I want you to capture whatever you want. But I want your focus to be hope, joy, love, comfort, etc.. Whatever helps you to escape.
@jlindros thank you Jenny. Your prayers are much appreciated.
Chemo starts Thursday so that will be the start of a very rough week I believe. We will see. I will work on your challenge and look forward to seeing what we both come up with!
I embraced the summer dawn.
Nothing was stirring yet on the fronts of the palaces. The water was dead. The crowds of shadows had not yet left the woodland road. I walked, waking vivid warm breaths, and the precious stones looked up, and wings rose without sound.
The first adventure, on the path already full of cool pale gleams, was a flower that told me its name.
I smiled at the blond dishevelled waterfall among the fir trees: on the silvered peak I recognised the Goddess.
Then I lifted the veils one by one. In the lane, waving my arms. On the plain where I denounced her to the cockerel. In the city, she fled among bell-towers and domes, and, running like a beggar across the marble quays, I chased after her.
At the top of the road, near a laurel wood, I surrounded her with her gathered veils, and I felt her vast body a little. Dawn and the child fell down at the foot of the wood.
Waking, it was noon.
And now about your work: it looks really great! I see a lot of illustrative possibilities: posters, sweaters, book covers, pillow covers, placemats, napkins, ...
How pretty. The font the poem is written in gives the writing such an elegant, romantic appearance, perfect company for the lovely flower beneath. Nicely done. (Sadly, I don't speak or read French. Wish I did. I think it's a beautiful language.)
Chemo starts Thursday so that will be the start of a very rough week I believe. We will see. I will work on your challenge and look forward to seeing what we both come up with!
Here's the translation (found on the net):
I embraced the summer dawn.
Nothing was stirring yet on the fronts of the palaces. The water was dead. The crowds of shadows had not yet left the woodland road. I walked, waking vivid warm breaths, and the precious stones looked up, and wings rose without sound.
The first adventure, on the path already full of cool pale gleams, was a flower that told me its name.
I smiled at the blond dishevelled waterfall among the fir trees: on the silvered peak I recognised the Goddess.
Then I lifted the veils one by one. In the lane, waving my arms. On the plain where I denounced her to the cockerel. In the city, she fled among bell-towers and domes, and, running like a beggar across the marble quays, I chased after her.
At the top of the road, near a laurel wood, I surrounded her with her gathered veils, and I felt her vast body a little. Dawn and the child fell down at the foot of the wood.
Waking, it was noon.