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Edge Of Tomorrow

EDGE OF TOMORROW

Dedicated to my Husband

 

We know we have

Lived on the edges

We know that this

Day might have to come

But don’t leave me yet

Not when there is still

Light in the day not yet gone

Don’t waste a moment

Don’t ever give time away

Not when you still

Have things left to say

You know I will always come here

Where the land sings like a song

Better than the silence

Of the dead halls of home

The light here shines

As if pure love is the air

Which nourishes your soul

And lessens the despair

I will reach through the barrier

And I will tear down the veil

On the edges of tomorrow

I will find you again

Seek the words in the wind

And capture the truth

Place them together

For all those that feel the same

 

*****

 

So I am back after a difficult time, where the cold I thought I had because I got soaked in the rain, actually turned out to be Covid. I think I had been incubating this for a while before. Two days after me, my partner became very ill with it as well. We think we caught it at the same time, when we were out shopping. To jump forward a few weeks as we do not need to go over the experience of having Covid, many know to their cost what this is like, even if you have had the vaccinations, which we had, but suffice it to say here, my partner became very ill indeed, and because of my country’s depleted health system, and the age of my partner, I was starting to think I might have to make some difficult choices.

 

But thankfully, somehow, with me on twenty-four hour watch for three days and my partner’s resilience, and I think we can say here, that our love for each other, and the wish to remain with each other for as long as we can, helped my partner pull through. We are still recovering, but getting better each day.

 

I am talking about this because this work, and the work that follows it, is directly influenced by what we have both been through. The work that I have produced already on Flickr is what I experience, what you see on my Flickr page is the result of events in my life. It is a personal exploration, but it is one where others find a similar truth, a recognition, and the fact that I share these works with you means that I am telling others that I understand about the often emotional events in your life.

 

But this piece, I have dedicated to my husband, and to the God who gave us a little more time.

 

This image was taken at Glynde Church, East Sussex, UK, before we fell ill, at the beginning of October. This place, as many of you know, is one of my most favourite places to be on earth. It connects me with the divine. And I shall be returning to it as soon as I can.

 

When I was working on these new pieces, I listened to the music of U2. They are a personal favourite of mine, as I grew up with their music. Bono’s lyrics are poetic. Beautiful. He has always been an inspiration to me.

 

So with this work, I am pairing it with their track ‘Kite’, as this is what I was listening to when I was writing my poetry and concentrating on my image. This version is live, and sublime.

 

youtu.be/0D8z_YSJqhw

 

And if you would like to see more of my work, please have a look at my website:

 

www.shelleyturnerpoetpix.com

 

 

 

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Uploaded on November 12, 2022
Taken on October 10, 2022