Sunday, April 17, 2011

and then i left

on the day of my leaving cuba, the skies were wistful and threadbare






closer to the earth the very tiny joy that is a flower
held me close


and then i left
at

18 comments:

  1. RuthApril 17, 2011 at 5:53 AM

    Steven, I think the clouds were trying to keep you their in a gauzy hold, and the periwinkle kissed and smiled you good-bye. Those clouds are inspiring and soothing. The second image is so evocative, an eye . . .

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  2. stevenApril 17, 2011 at 7:14 AM

    hi ruth - i thought that very thought at the moment i saw the clouds. but then solipsism is a thread - a thin one mind you - but a thread all the same that floats as free in the space of me as those beautiful clouds!!!! i felt so lucky to see them - they were so fragile and disappeared at the moment i looked down where i was walking and saw the little periwinkle. steven

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  3. OceanoAzul.SonhosApril 17, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    steven, a sky to remember, indeed. The little periwinkle, a small token of farewell.
    oa.s

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  4. JoannaApril 17, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    As I read this and looked at your images of clouds and the tiny flower I'm so grateful that we have the ability to take photographs to remember the beauty we encounter in our days. And even more, to share them with others.

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  5. ellen abbottApril 17, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    beautiful wispy sky

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  6. stevenApril 17, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    oa.s, the little tokens are the ones i favour most. steven

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  7. stevenApril 17, 2011 at 10:33 AM

    joanna - thankyou for observing this sometimes overlooked fortune! i'm so glad to know people like yourself who bring beauty and insight to my world. thankyou. steven

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  8. stevenApril 17, 2011 at 10:33 AM

    ellen - i like turbulent or wispy. the in-betweens have their own attractions but the extremes draw me closer. steven

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  9. JoApril 17, 2011 at 11:11 AM

    I think your tiny periwinkle is a beautiful messenger.

    The five-pointed flower brings to mind the five elements of The Tao...fire (or sun), earth, water, wood (or green growing things), and metal. All are needed to attain perfect harmony.

    I think you found it in Cuba.

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  10. RadcliffeApril 17, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    Its a fact - we have to leave to come back - parting is such sweet sorrow.

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  11. hopeApril 17, 2011 at 12:40 PM

    Those clouds look like how I envision a dream as it begins to melt into wakening.

    What a pretty flower! Thanks for our mini-vacation!

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  12. Reya MellickerApril 17, 2011 at 12:42 PM

    Wow that sky - everything about Cuba was wishing you would stay. Can't blame it!

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  13. stevenApril 17, 2011 at 3:53 PM

    jo thanks for your insight. everything points to a deeper mapping but i can't always follow the paths. it's good to have friends with flashlights! steven

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  14. stevenApril 17, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    radcliffe - that's so very true and especially so for this boy who feels sad every morning he says goodbye to his family. steven

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  15. stevenApril 17, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    hope i'm glad so many cool people like you could come along and experience the little moments of my seeing and remembering. steven

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  16. stevenApril 17, 2011 at 3:55 PM

    reya - it's still echoing around in my body and then also in my daily life. not so much the lounging around as the energy there. steven

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  17. Lisa UrsuApril 17, 2011 at 4:15 PM

    I love your description of the skies as
    "wistful and threadbare"
    those pics are AMAZING.
    I kid you not, I have a pic of a 5-pointed wild rose I took last summer that I was mulling over recently. It is pink too.
    Fantastic post Steven, thank you.

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  18. stevenApril 17, 2011 at 9:12 PM

    liza thankyou!!! post the 5-pointed wild rose . . . please! steven

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