For little sister sun - one of the most talented artists I have ever come across

Below are the steps of how I built up this photograph. I actually like all three of them but wanted to make something special for the little sun. And I thought she would like this poem by Erica Jong.

 

Catching Up

 

We sit on a rock

to allow our souls

to catch up with us

 

We have been traveling

a long time.

 

Behind us are forests of books

with pages green as leaves.

A blood sun stares

over the horizon.

 

Our souls are slow.

They walk miles behind

our long shadows.

 

They do not dance.

They need all their strength

merely to follow us.

 

Sometimes we run too fast

or trip climbing

the rotten rungs

in fame's ladder.

 

Our souls know

it leads nowhere.

 

They are not afraid

of losing us.

 

 

Amazing texture by leschick

 

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Uploaded on September 9, 2008
Taken on August 17, 2008