© 2024 by Samuel Poromaa

“If something seems too hard, let go. It is the hardest and yet the most simplest thing to do, but in letting go we acknowledge that that certain something was never meant for us and trying to cling on just brings about more unhappiness, not only to us, but to others too. Today I find that the one who understands me most is not the one I love the most, nor is it someone who loves me the most … matters of the heart are felt not heard and though the silence is deafening I am grateful to the one who found me there and brought me back.” - AP

Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=B65rD-B7meE

PEOPLE – SOPHIE ZELMANI

The air is blue

surrounding me instead of you

my heart stops still

the echoed beat sounds in my ear

and all I know and all I fear

comes rushing; rising through my veins

and I am me and all the pain

I ever felt leaves me alone

to stand here chilled to aching bones

frozen in this quiet moment

solitude that feels so numb

the memories that leave me wanting

you instead; to bring you home

ssh! Silence! I thought I heard a noise

someone standing close to me

breathing warm air on my neck

the tiny hairs so tenderly

rise up like flowers that reach for light

for sunshine and the stars so bright

I lit a candle but a breeze

so swiftly blew; I felt my knees

buckle under and pull me down

in darkness praying for a sign

that all was well with you and me

I peered into the space beside me

sensing there was someone there

someone who might hear my prayer

I spoke aloud and closed my eyes

hoping this feeling would subside

but still an uneasy suffocation

hands round my throat; a choking sensation

but it was just my imagination

there was nothing left to fear

surely not in this place so holy

where so many parishioners found their peace

and minds were stilled and melancholy

was taken away; replaced with grace

I felt the cold winds turn around

the sound of changes ringing

the warm stones softened underground

I heard the sounds of angels singing

it was very distant; a gentle hum

but comforting it achieved it's mission

to heal the wounds of heart and soul

my prayers were answered; I just listened

no need to beg; no need for words

all is known; our prayers are heard

and we are redeemed from all our sins

are freed from all our mortal whims

the things we ask and do not receive

perhaps they are just not meant to be

the difference between need and greed

the planting of a beautiful seed

we may want and we may ask

we may feel some is a daunting task

but simply letting go of ego

let go of self and freely go

how wonderful it feels to me

to know this simple way to be

and I will remember it all my days

when I found freedom from my ways.

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My artwork is a compilation of 3 of my photographs.

25.1.18.

I take down the dark icon and put up a smiling version of myself, but the weight I carry in my heart still threatens to overwhelm me. I am lightened only by the beautiful response of my friends. All those on this page, you are my true friends who walk beside me each and every day and I am very grateful ... <3

This is for you ... this is YOUR SONG

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTa8U0Wa0q8

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“Human beings are born solitary, but everywhere they are in chains - daisy chains - of interactivity. Social actions are makeshift forms, often courageous, sometimes ridiculous, always strange. And in a way, every social action is a negotiation, a compromise between 'his,' 'her' or 'their' wish and yours.”

- Andy Warhol

Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMeZCPbM6bA

I'LL BE YOUR MIRROR – VELVET UNDERGROUND

I see you like looking in a vintage mirror

a reflection of me deep in my soul

you leave me now; grieving and hollow

carved out my heart; left me to fold

the silvered reverse on the mirror's back

has peeled and shrivels like blistered paint

heated then cooled; like blood it pools

hold me; restrain me and in my constraints

I may struggle; my breath may be short

I feel stifled; the trifle expands in my mind

my heart swells; I fall; I am caught

betwixt and between two worlds where we met

in past lives where oneness was all that we sought

in this world however you tease me and run

you seek me; you leave me; you leave me so torn

alone and forsaken; you know you have taken

the best part of me; the part that was sworn

perhaps we will try

perhaps we will die

before we have taken our vows

perhaps, the most favourite word of your life

perhaps at least gives us something somehow

a chance, even seconds

past lives that are reckoned

that eternal love would succeed

find us again; survive endless pain

so the two halves of mirror will collide once again.

Just a silly romantic story about a gallant knight of old and his runaway muse …

- AP - Copyright © remains with and is the intellectual property of the author

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My artwork is a compilation of 3 of my photographs.

" I can control my destiny, but not my fate. Destiny means there are opportunities to turn right or left, but fate is a one-way street. I believe we all have the choice as to whether we fulfil our destiny, but our fate is sealed" - Paulo Coelho

Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxWK3qACDGk&ebc=ANyPxKr3BZYrX...

IF IT'S LOVE by TRAIN

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9puxoJ1f6YU&app=desktop

ITHACA by C. P. CAVAFY

Recitation by Sean Connery

Music by Vangelis

(A gift from my friend Poppy Kalant - thank you <3 )

There was a fork in the road I took

I thought I was travelling straight

Do I go left or do I go right?

It's a choice I have to make

Walking by the ocean

or walking down the street

there's no such thing as chance encounter

If it's written in the stars we'll meet

Last night we threw away the rules

we had to shoot the breeze

I said will you marry me

You said get off your knees! ; 0))

- AP - Copyright remains with the author

Actually what he said was ... ; 0)

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With the pull set over, AP 201 shoves into the paper shed to spot five boxcars.

PIA B743 at a very wintry MAN

Dublin Airport, Ireland OCT 10th 2016

Ex Shaheen Air A330-300

AP-BKM

“A little rain each day will fill the rivers to overflowing.”

- Liberian Proverb

Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUH7PM0-cpI

RAIN RAIN BEAUTIFUL RAIN – LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO

The beauty of an Autumn storm

the pallor of the sky

the tall lean silver barks of trees

leaves let out a mournful sigh

tumble down in wintry winds

on the ground they curl and die

but for now a symphony

plays golden notes amid the hue and cry

absorbed in beauty the fading light

graces the pallid canopy

in subtle nuances the landscape fades

and silently rests in dormancy

the sweet transition from season to season

is witnessed by passers-by

and only I stand here and wonder

where do the birds in Winter fly

they travel South that much I know

but do some stay behind and why

are they never seen except scant few

the Robin Redbreast and the solemn Magpie

the dried out river bed meanders

soon it will fill when the heavens comply

and fish will soon swim again while the Salamander

nods knowingly from his damp cool quarters nearby

I rest awhile; take in the air before I am on my way

to see the lions; I hear their roars; I know they are close by.

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Thanks for visiting. I am very grateful for the very kind comments and faves.

Happy Thanksgiving, dear friends 💙

wiston house

She was annoyed at being used as a test subject for my flash.

Very close up shot of PIA B743 AP-BFY in May 2004.

PIA Retro Jet!

"Shaheen 901" taxiing past the Runway Viewing Park at MAN.

Thank you for your love, your friendship and wonderful support. Happy New Year to you all <3

p.s. THANK YOU FOR 3 MILLION VIEWS!!!!! XO

“Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.”

- Rabindranath Tagore

Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEkIou3WFnM

YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND – JAMES TAYLOR

Somewhere under the rainbow

a seagull full of hope

flies low across a violet sky

telling me that I can cope

so many signs we see if only

we care to open our eyes and look

the tender pages of our stories

rest gently between a velvet-covered book

bookmarked by a wish; a dream

on a snow white angel's wing and prayer

we are capable of so many things

if only we be brave and dare

so many times I tumble down

so many times get up

the little precious many things

I find to fill my golden cup

I raise it now and wish you well

blow you a New Year's kiss

ne'er let Auld Lang Syne be e'er forgot

a cup of kindness is full of bliss

if love is a many splendoured thing

and music be the food of love

then I have eaten a banquet here

a feast lain down from Heaven above

and as the New Year begins again

I'll keep you always in my heart

and if sometimes it seems I'm scarce

remember these words of René Descartes

“He lives well who is well hidden”

as I seek the truth of my life in silent ways

with clear mind comes a revelation

that will buoy me up on stormy waves

when grey clouds loom; obscure my vision

I know the moon and sun still shine

and you will know too that I am here

just call my name; send me a sign.

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Mazda Roadpacer AP (1975) at the Mazda Classic - Automobil Museum Frey in Augsburg, Germany.

The Roadpacer was Mazda's unique attempt to enter the Japanese market of luxury sedans, rivaling the Toyota Century or Nissan President. The car was not developed by Mazda but an Australian Holden Premier with a Mazda 13B Wankel engine: engineless Holdens were shipped to Japan, where they were fitted with engines and transmissions and recieved luxurious equipment. However, sales were slow and only around 800 units sold, few of which remain today.

Mazda Roadpacer AP (1975-1977)

1.308 litre two-disc Wankel engine

100 kW

Vmax: 166 km/h

This is the nearest visual and audible representation I can produce, with my fairly limited technical know-how, to show how I feel the world and the daily struggle within myself to survive in a world that is both beautiful and at the same time profound; the confusion I feel when I struggle to understand where I fit into the world and if I ever really will.

This cover of a beautiful song, Just When I Needed You Most, I had never heard before when it was suggested to me, by my friend, Dave, who truly understands what it is to be me. Thanks Mate! : 0)

“I didn't want to wake up. I was having a much better time asleep. And that's really sad. It was almost like a reverse nightmare, like when you wake up from a nightmare you're so relieved. I woke up into a nightmare.”

― Ned Vizzini, It's Kind of a Funny Story

LET ME ...

LET ME give you a piece of my mind

meander through my neural pathways

LET ME offer you the peace I find

when the outer turmoil fades away

and I can hear my thoughts aloud

a million things that I must do to

drown out the infernal madding crowd

and let the signs and creative process through

LET my eyes glaze over like ice upon a lake

LET the snows and mists descend

don't come near or I will break

my tears a waterfall, my friend

LET ME stand quietly by the door

gazing through the fugue of time

parallel lines bend; fall to the floor

and suffocate me in this paradigm

this is a typical day for ME

and it continues; invades my dreams and then

the darkness falls like a dying tree

crashing through my world again

some days in a lucid moment I

see clearest after the rain has stopped and

pale yellow sunshine dapples softly as a sigh

while the sweet breeze of change whispers and ...

… gently reaches out to touch my hand.

LET ME be free to be who I am

because that is enough struggle for ME

I cannot be someone stuck in a traffic jam

what does that taste like; it feels like I am all at sea

LET ME taste the sweets of living

without the bitter fruits of despair

Friday's child is loving and giving

if you love me LET ME be there

when I can find the time is right

for ME to be the best I can

time for me is different and flight

or fight reminds me of the Bogeyman

that feeling as a helpless child

wide-eyed and trying to figure so many things out

things beyond me; beyond all reason and filed

under the heading of 'What was that all about!'

I think the best of everyone, you see

though I am in constant doubt

about what on earth is the point of ME

I feel too much; my thoughts are endless

the world and it's problems magnify

and I am left bereft and breathless

knowing there is too much to rectify

so I see a bird and I fly away

I see the sky and cloud-watch and dream

the fog becomes thicker and I run away

caught in the headlights powered only by my own steam

but what if the steam dissipates

and I am left drained and bewildered, like you

I will still see the world as a beautiful place

even when the chaos continues and my head is all askew.

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Thanks for visiting. I am very grateful for the very kind comments and faves.

Enjoy a very happy weekend, dear friends <3

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PIA Pakistan International Airlines. Boeing 747-367. Taken MAN 08/02/05

AP-BFU

Boeing 747-367

PIA -Pakistan International Ailines

"named Islamabad-The Margalla Magic"

Heathrow

Runway 09L

09/12/2003

Built 1986 delivered to Cathy Pacific 14/02/1986 as VR-HIJ re-registered B-HIJ. Purchased by PIA 26/04/1999 in service until 2014 stored at Karachi

AP 201 makes a set over at the east end of LC Siding.

Brand new Pakistani Gulfstream G280 departing runway 24 after a couple of days here

AP 201 hops across the fox river with HLCX 3880 leading three paper cars as they return to Appleton Yard on a bitter January day.

Material Circulante: CPA 4004

Hora: 14:17

Data: 11-11-2021

Local: Salreu (PK 285 - Linha do Norte)

Serviço: AP 132 (Braga --» Lisboa - Santa Apolónia)

“We search for happiness across every landscape, if only we knew that the seed in which it first grows, is planted within ourselves...”

― Seja Majeed, The Forgotten Tale of Larsa

“We dream a world without violence

a world of justice and faith.

Everyone gives the hand to his neighbours

Symbol of peace, of fraternity … “

- The Prayer - music and lyrics by David Foster, Carole Sager,

Alberto Testa and Tony Renis

Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu3o8W5JMuU

The Prayer by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli

A POEM FOR EASTER

A time to leave the past behind

and start your life anew

to take those gentle steps

towards a better path for you

Leave Winter far behind

let Spring into your heart

leave room for love to blossom

and flourish from the start

Sweep tiredness from your mind

don't let it take its toll

keep your thinking pure

nourish body, mind and soul …

- AP - Copyright remains with the author

'copyright image please do not reproduce without permission'

Frankfurt Main, Germany May 13th 2001

PIA - Pakistan International Airlines, A310-300

AP-BEU

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A formation of Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orions flies over RAAF Edinburgh, South Australia.