I Need You
I need you back
Here with me
Why don't you return
Are you scared
That you might not want
To leave me?
It is time to find me again
Where it all began
It is time to find yourself
Where your life
Opened right up
And you could really see
I have been calling you
Calling for so long now
You have heard me
Not forgotten me
But you are denying me
Why is that so?
Leave it all now
Answer my love for you
Let me remind you
Of what I am to you
You have always known
What we can do
This image is calling me, to go back. And I must answer. I thought I would place this work up here at this point as I have been reflecting on my journey of sharing my work after many years of seclusion. This image reminds me of when things started to connect for me after a tumultuous time in 2019.
Then my dear friend the vicar [who quite frankly saved my sanity back in 2019] persuaded me that other people would really like to see my work, that he was convinced that it had some value and possible qualities to it that could help and comfort them. I didn't know what was going to happen or if anybody would respond to my work. I set up a website on Wix.com, and using their design editor, I designed how I wanted the site to look. I knew how I wanted it to appear, as the poetry and images are meant to be seen together, as they are deeply connected. It took me over five months and many long hours.
Then I decided to join Flickr as I liked the format and the way people were interacting. It seemed to me a platform that would suit me better than some others. I saw that people were also writing about their images, experiences and poetry. But I still didn't know if people would respond. Nobody knew me on here, nobody in my life except my partner knew I was thinking of joining. Nobody until recently knew I even took photographs.
On another social site I have remained a bit niche, shall we say, but I have met some nice people on there.
However, on here it seems to be a different story and after nearly eight months, I have been constantly surprised and delighted that you seem to like this melancholic, empathetic photographer and poet. Thank you to all who have viewed, faved and commented. You have got me over the 100,000K mark and counting, and things seem to have changed a bit.
So I will keep going and we will see where it leads. There will be patches of time where I am working on my pieces and then I will load the work up on here and my website. The good thing is that I have a backlog of work to do stored in my files! I am compelled to do this work, as it gives me great peace and joy, and I enjoy sharing it with you all.
Forgive me in the future if I have to do a 'multi-thank you' on some of the work if there are lots of faves; I shall always endeavour to answer comments as usual, but now more people have found me, I felt that I just wanted to to let you know that I still appreciate your generosity.
But while this work of mine is still forthcoming and I am able to create it I sense I must do just that. I am in my middle years, I do not have time to waste.
I hope that you will continue to accompany me on my creative and spiritual journey and enjoy the work that appears!
Best Wishes, and thank you again, Shelley.
For more work, please have a look at my website:
I Need You
I need you back
Here with me
Why don't you return
Are you scared
That you might not want
To leave me?
It is time to find me again
Where it all began
It is time to find yourself
Where your life
Opened right up
And you could really see
I have been calling you
Calling for so long now
You have heard me
Not forgotten me
But you are denying me
Why is that so?
Leave it all now
Answer my love for you
Let me remind you
Of what I am to you
You have always known
What we can do
This image is calling me, to go back. And I must answer. I thought I would place this work up here at this point as I have been reflecting on my journey of sharing my work after many years of seclusion. This image reminds me of when things started to connect for me after a tumultuous time in 2019.
Then my dear friend the vicar [who quite frankly saved my sanity back in 2019] persuaded me that other people would really like to see my work, that he was convinced that it had some value and possible qualities to it that could help and comfort them. I didn't know what was going to happen or if anybody would respond to my work. I set up a website on Wix.com, and using their design editor, I designed how I wanted the site to look. I knew how I wanted it to appear, as the poetry and images are meant to be seen together, as they are deeply connected. It took me over five months and many long hours.
Then I decided to join Flickr as I liked the format and the way people were interacting. It seemed to me a platform that would suit me better than some others. I saw that people were also writing about their images, experiences and poetry. But I still didn't know if people would respond. Nobody knew me on here, nobody in my life except my partner knew I was thinking of joining. Nobody until recently knew I even took photographs.
On another social site I have remained a bit niche, shall we say, but I have met some nice people on there.
However, on here it seems to be a different story and after nearly eight months, I have been constantly surprised and delighted that you seem to like this melancholic, empathetic photographer and poet. Thank you to all who have viewed, faved and commented. You have got me over the 100,000K mark and counting, and things seem to have changed a bit.
So I will keep going and we will see where it leads. There will be patches of time where I am working on my pieces and then I will load the work up on here and my website. The good thing is that I have a backlog of work to do stored in my files! I am compelled to do this work, as it gives me great peace and joy, and I enjoy sharing it with you all.
Forgive me in the future if I have to do a 'multi-thank you' on some of the work if there are lots of faves; I shall always endeavour to answer comments as usual, but now more people have found me, I felt that I just wanted to to let you know that I still appreciate your generosity.
But while this work of mine is still forthcoming and I am able to create it I sense I must do just that. I am in my middle years, I do not have time to waste.
I hope that you will continue to accompany me on my creative and spiritual journey and enjoy the work that appears!
Best Wishes, and thank you again, Shelley.
For more work, please have a look at my website: