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Celestial

Life goes on around us

And we don’t always see

That the beauty we take for granted

Is there all the time

It is not just there for our pleasure

To pick up and put down again

The universe has its own time frame

And it is nothing like ours

If we could only stop and realise

That this is who we are

A small cog in a great wheel

That allows us on for a ride

Now and again

Just accept that we are part of it

Accept that we are all one

 

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When we take our photographs we are there maybe just for a moment or for a few hours. Perhaps we might have stopped on our way to somewhere else, maybe recognising that we need a moment to gather ourselves after a stressful day before we go home.

 

Nature gives us this time, this beauty. It gives us this reprieve because we are part of it. But we also have to remember that it is still there when we are not, and the natural world will carry on without us. It is a grounding exercise to realise that we are only one small part of this planet, and that our time here is not forever.

 

But the fact that we are a part of this world is a great privilege and the beauty around us is to be enjoyed and savoured. We all have our favourite places to visit and this is one of mine, where I know that at certain times of the year the sun will cast its light under these two yew trees, and the universe rejoices.

 

This image was taken in Wilmington Churchyard, East Sussex, UK.

 

And I have paired this work with Greta Van Fleet’s beautiful song “Meeting The Master”.

Nothing could be more apt.

 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFFKed1Dt4I

 

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

 

www.shelleyturnerpoetpix.com

 

 

 

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Uploaded on February 17, 2025
Taken on August 18, 2020