Saturday, April 13, 2013

A Thousand White Pelicans


                                                                                                ... the night he passed

               ... a thousand white pelicans lined the shores of the river

                                                                                                                ... lifted their wings to say goodbye 

                               ... a few days later a package arrived


                                                                                     ... his white shirt wrapped in tissue paper


                                                                                                  


The photograph is mine.

9 comments:

  1. I deeply admire and appreciate your genius. This blog is just stunning...

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    1. Thank you so much. I am beyond grateful for your encouragement...

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  2. What an amazing sight..... you must have been so happy to have a camera with you! I love this poem, it really made me imagine the scenes.

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    1. Jill, It's so good to hear from you. Actually, the neighbor knocked on my door and told me the pelicans had arrived. I ran down to the river with my camera and got several photos. They were all along the river. It was a beautiful sight. The poem came out of a dream I had... Thank you so much.

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    2. I have 2.... the whiterlight one and also www.jillhodgson.blogspot.com where I post any artwork I've managed to do during the week. I respond well to a deadline so I tried giving myself a regular Sunday posting deadline this year. So far it's worked!

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    3. Alright. I will try to keep up with both. Deadlines can help me, also: works well under pressure. :)

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  3. What a sight, those pelicans!

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