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| Sunrise through the Boab (Bottle) Trees |
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| Sunset |
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| Sunrise over the ocean |
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| The valley, looking towards the west...just around the corner from where I live |
Where do I begin to tell of its wondrous
beauty
Miles of azure haze drift across languid valleys
Colour variations fluctuating changes in moods
As the sun performs its first tremulous gestures
Peeping over the horizon announcing a new day
A moment’s silence muffles the surging waves
As if in homage is to the arrival of the golden orb
The quiet farewell honours night’s serene mistress
Her silver sphere wafts silently her final dance
Gentle stirrings announce day's unique dawning
Morning's early peace so soon abruptly disrupts
Birds awaken their cries fill the air as life
erupts
A new day dawns fresh exciting promises to
explore
(Acrylic paintings (three) and poem by me aka Lee. And the photo was taken one day by me as I drove along the plateau upon which I dwell)
All so very beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you, EC. :)
DeleteI like the paintings very much.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked the painting, River.
DeleteThanks for coming by. :0
Your poem and paintings are a beautiful tribute to the grandeur found in Nature: sunrise, sunset,"languid valleys", "surging waves",birds' chirping. And the sun, of course, with its "powerful energy".
ReplyDeleteThank you for your generous words, DUTA...I'm glad you like my paintings and poem...thanks. :)
DeleteLovely calming photos. Aren't boabs just the most amazing trees.
ReplyDeleteHi Andrew....Yes, the Boab aka Bottle Tree is a fascinating tree. A lot grew around the coal mining town of Glenden, a town I once lived and worked in. the tree was/is the town's emblem.
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I am moved beyond words. Beautiful paintings and beautiful poetry. You are filled with such talent.
ReplyDeleteHey there, Annie...you are too kind. I'm glad you enjoyed my paintings and poem.
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The pictures and the words...breathtaking, Lee. You're very talented.
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G'Day Sandra...the three paintings and the poem were done a few years ago. I re-worked the poem...tweaked it a little before posting it today.
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Oh my goodness those are some gorgeous photos - I loved them. Now you are going into fall? Here the people in the north are trying to go to spring and it is just not coming?
ReplyDeleteHi Sandie...yes we are now in our autumn/fall...our temps are slowly coming down...a little. Lovely weather at present, actually.
DeleteThanks for coming by...I hope the warmth of spring visits you up your way soon. :)
I love the way you have captured the sunshine in the first picture and I also love the close and appreciative observations of Nature in your lovely poem. Well done Lee and thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Yorkie...thank you. :)
DeleteThis paintings, photo, and poem are lovely, Lee. Thank you for sharing them with us.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoy them, Arleen...thanks for coming by. :)
DeleteBeautiful word pictures and paintings.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Delores. :)
DeleteTalented artist you are.
ReplyDeleteI really thought the last painting was a photo not a painting.
All of them are really nice and the words you wrote are lovely Lee.
Well done.
Margaret..the last one is a photo...it is a photo of the valley around the corner here from me...looking down towards Canungra and Beaudesert and beyond to the ranges.
DeleteAs I commented in my note at the end of the post...the first three are acrylic paintings done by me...not the valley pic...only my finger clicked the camera button and it the camera did the rest. :)
Thanks for coming by...and for your nice comments. :)
Nice words. Nicer if you enjoy poetry, which I don’t. I won’t knock it. There are finer wordsmiths than I who would love to liken it to a pint of best or watching us beat the Aussies. I’m not from Yorkshire so I can only wonder at that.
ReplyDeleteWe're all individuals, Terry...with individual likes and tastes; our own likes and dislikes - enjoying what suits us, and takes our fancy.
DeleteI don't expect everyone to like what I like...to have similar opinions to my own. I hope I don't come across as preaching or forcing my opinions on anyone...that is not my intention.
I write as "I" think about things...about life, as I see it; as it has treated me up to this point, as you yourself do. :)
Thanks for coming by. Take good care. :)
I love your poem!! And your paintings are wonderful! I remembered to click on them to make them bigger and I am glad that I did! You are so talented!
ReplyDeleteHey there, Kay. I just dabbled and played around for my own enjoyment. I've not done any painting or drawing for some time now...I've run out of room to hang or store them...so I gave up. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for you generous comments. :)
Enjoyed seeing them all Lee, and I enjoyed your words too.
ReplyDeleteI know not all enjoy poetry but from a young age it's something I've always enjoyed reading.
All the best Jan