Subtract (c) 2009 Nahellenia
daylight turns to dusk
dusk descends to darkness
sunshine subtracts slowly
left to linger in moonlight
a thousand stars beckon
a thousand crickets sing
dawn gives up the darkness
light comes back again
morning blooms and all is bright
and birds begin to sing
so the day is born again...
daylight turns to dusk
dusk descends to darkness
sunshine subtracts slowly
left to linger in moonlight
a thousand stars beckon
a thousand crickets sing
dawn gives up the darkness
light comes back again
morning blooms and all is bright
and birds begin to sing
so the day is born again...
subtract it from your life
I did this in my (quickly becoming) favourite style. I did the dark ground in grafite dust then slowly added the definition by erasing it away the sun and the hightlights in the water and sky. The dark tones were added with a pencil then highlights subtracted with the same eraser technique.
This is very good! The darkness/highlights gives a sensation of solitude/loneliness.
ReplyDeleteWell done!
The poem is lovely and is a beautiful way of ushering in a new beginning. I would also love to be the guy in the boat watching the sunset and sunrise.
ReplyDeleteGreat picture!
the image reminds me of a lonely soul.
ReplyDeleteSitting here, tired and bored, I look
Out the window and into the trees by the brook
Chirping away, the humming bird at me winks
So sleek, so beautiful, she peers at a soul so bleak
As she whispers her melody, mine eyes will take a break.
Into the emptiness below I tremble and fumble
Eyes so tired and legs so heavy, I fear to tumble
Deeply I seek and crave for one so nimble and gentle
The one who once tranced here like a trapeze on fire
Now extinguished by life’s tempestous dreams and fear
Still, with hope and passion I dare to believe
That the once fiery innocence will one day thrive
And restore the joys, the laughters and all the rave
Now, mine eyes glint with glee and hope above
Knowing that the tide will pass, and hope will live.