We wait on trellis arches
For faces in ivy leaves--
Whether eye-patched pirate or
Jesus-- what we see and sees us--
What one believes depends
On angle, light, on sundown
Shadow --impressions one
Receives change in setting sun.
In all, whatever runs this
Process, we are doves, and
Even nightfall brings us love.
But, that is a real pirate. Isn't it?
ReplyDeleteOnly a figment of pareidolia, like the face on the moon --which I cannot certainly believe meteors blasted there by chance over millions of years.
DeleteThat is a captivating and intriguing photo! The shining eyes of the doves and the "face" are fascinating and add an air of mystery, just like impressions in the setting sun.
ReplyDeleteThe idea of nightfall bringing us love is wonderful.
Thank you, Tom. If Images in sunset and nightfall ideas can bring us to love, we have happy mornings and a bright future.
DeleteLovely words, spooky picture.
ReplyDeleteI have been thinking of you and the horrible fires in CA and hope that you are not in danger. My daughter sent me a picture of the evening sky in Santa Cruz, and even though they are not near the fires, the air was was heavy with smoke.
Thanks, Arleen, for comment and concern. My friend Willie in Sonoma called last night and said the atmosphere was "apocalyptic" but he was ok.
DeleteI saw the face before I saw the doves as it is quite vivid. More than once I've scared myself silly seeing things in the dark, things caused by shadows and a sturdy imagination :)
ReplyDeleteYour poem captures all of this very well.
Thanks, Jenny. I quite understand scaring oneself silly in the dark --have done it many times and am now permanently silly.
DeleteThis is a beautiful piece.
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Thanks, Rick. All my best to Jilda and you.
DeleteLOVE this photo, Geo! It is truly amazing!
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of the moon, "the rabbit on the moon" is cool and has a very interesting mythology to it as well as I am sure you already know. :)
Thank you!What we see in the shadows in plants and planets is truly amazing. Yes, I have made out the contour of the lunar rabbit only a few times in my life, but of course the face --the man in the moon-- is more culturally pronounced in western pareidoilia.
DeleteI also have a post you might be interested in about the Rabbit on the Moon. :) Have a great day!
ReplyDeletehttps://thewiccalife.blogspot.com/2014/05/rabbits-in-mythology-story-behind-moon.html
Again, thank you. Your post of May 13th, 2014, is most informative. I learn here.
DeleteMay you always find and be surrounded with love, my friend. And yeah, I see them in the pic.
ReplyDeleteDear Lux, whose name means Light, I reciprocate your kind wish. In leaf shadow is the fun of imagination. In doves there is gentle peace. May you always enjoy both.
DeleteSuch magic caught in a moment - the doves so perfect a foil; I fear I see the sinister, not the Jesus. Brilliant piece.
ReplyDeleteMost kind. Thanks, Chantel. The scene makes me think of drive-in movies when I was young, except with an audience of doves.
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