Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Roofline of Presbyterian Church, Dromana, Mornington Peninsula
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Simply Snickers prompt ~ sacred + secrets + self + scorned
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A sacred space is
Often marked with
A cross ~
But too often
In the same landscape
There is a hint of
A false
Wired
Charged
Cross
Lurking ~
Like holy light
Scorned
~
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However
If self is
In charge
Then the inner eyes
Hold to
The precious secrets
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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And electrified crosses
Are left for
The black birds
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I measure out my life with haiku. My camera films my soul. ~ Gemma Wiseman
AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes
I love a sunburnt country / A land of sweeping plains / Of ragged mountain ranges / Of droughts and flooding rains / I love her far horizons / I love her jewel-sea / Her beauty and her terror / The wide brown land for me / ~ Dorothea Mackellar (1885-1968)
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Sacred Space
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- A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. ~James Dent
- Autumn is an introspective season when stray thoughts of the mind dive into the mystique of the soul - Gemma Wiseman
- Autumn is the bridesmaid of Summer and the flowergirl of Winter ~ Gemma Wiseman
- Autumn whispers the tones of yesterday in a minor key ~ Gemma Wiseman
- Love is born / With a dark and troubled face, / When hope is dead / And in the most unlikely place; / Love is born, / Love is always born. - Michael Leunig's Christmas Song Cycle "Southern Star"
- Spring paints the stars of heaven in Earth colours ~ Gemma Wiseman
- Summer sizzles with a sibilant hush / Broken by dreams of / Clinking ice ~ Gemma Wiseman
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3 comments:
That was amazing. I love the juxtaposition of the church photos with your poetic lines . . . and the final twist. So clever.
Thanks for participating at SIMPLY SNICKERS this week. Next week's prompt is up!
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I love this, especially the final shot, for blackbirds and/or non-believers.
sharon
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