this building
held me closer
each time i passed it
haunted my imaginings
whispered softly to me
across fields of gold
sleep and distance
come closer
know me
hold me
as if i were your own
for once i was
yes, you knew me as your home
you walked through me
leaned on me
called me
in your darkest moments
the place you would always return to
and
now you have
29 comments:
WOW!!! Beautiful words and amazing photos!!!
WOW! and WOW some more- beautiful indeed!
to spend one day in the presence of that building - and what presence - and paint!
Amazing photos!
I could sit and gaze at that last photo for hours, and hours, and hours....Oops! Got mesmerised!
Hi Steven
I also like that last photo because it doesn't reveal quite what it is, there is the mystery there and it could be in another place altogether, Japan even...
You have captured great contrasts of colour Steven
happy days
thankyou jenny. steven
linda sue - i kept going back to this building. it was empty overlooked the sea set by this golden field. it was all together stunning and i felt the strongest emotional connection to it and couldn't explain it to myself or anyone else. steven
rachel thankyou. i'm glad you were able to feel something of what i felt through these pictures and words. steven
These images are stunning Steven, almost like oil colours. No wonder you looked again and again.
The photos are like visual haikus -- no excess, just beauty through simplicity.
Like Jinxy, I could gaze at these photos forever. And the poem. Wow and wow. I've felt like this about buildings, trees, people, rivers and lakes.
come closer
know me
hold me
as if i were your own.
Indeed!! Wow.
haunting and nostalgic steven.
The hosue I grew up in calls my name all the time. Houses can speak...
What a beautiful way to begin the weekend! Thank you!
well hope you're very welcome - a long weekend for you?! steven
pauline - i too think that houses and places imprint on us. steven
bonnie - it was for me also! steven
reya i knew you'd get this piece. it's hard for some people to take in the depth of connection that can accumulate through the many lives we live and how the connections established in those lives between us and objects or people or experiences can call us back. sometimes again and again. steven
meri - thankyou for that. i know that i think about pictures sometimes after the fact. these pictures were right there and as i saw them i knew that they could tell the story of my experiencing of that moment. steven
elisabeth thankyou. the )to me) best pictures i have taken recently have had that quality. it's something to do with the clouds and the colours. and something else. steven
Steve,
Kim and I sat by the fire tonight, under a clear Island sky, catching falling stars and taking in the silence. Just a few "blocks" away from this beautiful, ramshackle home. (Do you know the story behind it? Very interesting. If you like, I'll share it.) It was as magnificent an hour as you now know it would be, and I thought about you and how you would take it all in and remember it, too. Glad you're sharing the sense of PEI with your friends.
Paul
PS. Pearl's house is still for sale.
Magnificent images and even more so with your words.
How wonderful that these images are unspoiled by commercialization. There is a timeless sweep here.
Steven, I've always admired your photographs, but this trip has really unleashed your talents - some of your best photos ever!
paul c., thankyou for this kind comment. there is so little - almost no commercialization of anything when you step a handful of minutes of the beaten track in prince edward island. steven
paul e. well i would really love to hear the story of this home. it's strange to walk by a place and feel like you've known it for a very long time but this building had that effect on me. enjoy the rest of your time there!!! steven
willow thankyou so much! steven
golden west - wow! i am tickled by your very kind comment. i was awed by the scenery and by the feeling of being at home for the very first time in a long time. perhaps that shows up in the photographs. i'll be returning next year to a different part of the island as well as travelling end-to-end by bike - 250+km so a quick five day trip. steven
Fields of gold... how beautiful. I love the brilliance of the sky against the gold of the field. Simply beautiful.
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