Do you know the tale
Of the passage of the sun
Far below our feet each night
Through the cold and dark of space?
Or perhaps you know the tale
Of the white horned deer
Who steals the sun away each night
In the branches of her horns?
Hunted by the hounds of day
Who pull her back to earth
They place her shining in the sky
And herald her rebirth.
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well said………
The sun shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world’s joy.
I’m led along an entrancing water valley to dip into shimmery gilding ….
You transform simplicity in nature into something *other with your words and image Seonaid.
Poppy this is a delicious comment, thank you.
Shimmery gilding is a beautiful description, and it’s always such fun to slip between the layers into the other ๐
Your work is lovely, both in images and words. LOVE this photo!
Thanks so much Marion, I was so excited that I managed to capture what I could see in my mind….the soft light was such a gift ๐
This is just beautiful, what a haunting image, and I like the poem that goes with it….
Thanks Cara, the soft light and eternal feel of the winter grass swept me into the stories and words….
beautiful.
the photo is dreamy and so are your words.
i haven’t read that myth but am reminded of Diana the Huntress with her chariot being pulled by wolves who swallow the sun only to regurgitate its burning flame every dawn ๐
Interesting…I had forgotten about Diana’s wolves swallowing the sun….the ancient stories and myths are so interwoven that there are common threads all over the place ๐
ye ๐ at first i was wondering if it was the same myth ๐
You posed your subjects exceptionally well – experienced models, no doubt! ๐
Absolutely, the sun, the water, the grass….they’ve all done a few photo shoots before ๐
Absolutely beautiful. I’m in awe.
Wow, Suzanne….awe is such a strong compliment….I’m delighted ๐
Nice..:-)
Thanks:-)
๐ have a nice day
whatever is the superlative of AWWWWWEsome…that!
Now that has to be one of my favourite comments…awesome back at you!
Another lovely poem with amazing imagery. Very nice!
Wow, such lovely complimentary comments….amazing imagery is so nice to hear ๐
I have never heard of that tale – but beautifully told by you, of course! The photo is wonderful – you really caught it perfectly.
Thanks Ann Christine, and of course now you have heard the tale ๐
Glad you like the photo….even my own critical eye is pleased with the way I caught it!
Very well written! Here was my take on the prompt:
http://mteagles.wordpress.com/2014/02/24/response-to-writing-challenge/
This is wonderful.
Thank you, I’m delighted you visited and that you enjoyed following the sun ๐
lovely photo and I really like the thought of the sun going below our feet each night. So nice!
It’s great to think about isn’t it…all that space and darkness that we’re rolling around in ๐
Light is always there, even though at times we can’t see it.
All day in grey rain
hollyhocks follow the sun’s
invisible road
Basho
Marcelo this is a wonderful comment…..I love your haiku, it’s perfect and the rhythm and it’s surprise end makes this one of my favourites. Did you just write it for this photo? Really lovely.
This is a Haiku by the Japanese poet Matsuo Basho (1644-1694)
I am afraid that I am not very skilful to translate into words what I feel or what I see. ๐ฆ
Basho’s haiku had a way with nature ๐
my favourite may be the Peony haiku but i can’t find a decent translation anymore ๐ฆ
Lovely images.
Delighted to hear you like it…..the landscape swept me away into the fading light ๐
Simply wonderful. ๐
Thanks Sharon…..I caught the sun at just the right moment…..and then she swept me away along the cold water.
This is lovely – the photograph and the words alike.
Thanks so much Andrea….it was a lovely prompt, and fitted the photo I had caught that day perfectly. I love it when things come together like that ๐
What a great shot, did you have to stand in the water or was there a bridge?
There was indeed a bridge, so my feet stayed dry…..glad you like the photo ๐
I do know the tale. ๐ And I love the narrow way, wet or knot.
Oh I love it when someone gets all the metaphors ๐
The narrow wet transported me into a timeless sacred landscape, it was one of those peak experience moments of awe….
What an unusual photo – it has a sense of mystery, even a bit of eerieness. I did not know the tale of the deer and its connection to the sun (or did that also come from the myth-making realm of your imagination?). Well done….
Thanks Annette, the low weak winter light was hanging in an almost perfect orb, veiled a little by the clouds….I’m so glad I stopped as I drove past and took some shots. Looking along the sun lit waterway transported me into the land of myth….but the tales are all ancient, just woven fresh in my mind ๐
Agree love the photo but it is the words that draw me in. As I read I can feel the cool water flowing over my ankles and the crisp air filling my lungs as the sun lays down in the horizon.
I love this comment….your words draw me deeper into my tale as old as time, thank you ๐
Lovely Photo :). Can’t describe how much I like it :D.
That’s a great compliment Mike, coming from such a great photographer. I love the way the sun was wrapped in clouds, but not too deep, so she still peeps through ๐
Lovely, but that’s no surprise. I love your posts. The magic of each one is the surprise.
Thanks so much John, what a great compliment. Capturing the magic is what I try for….I think it keeps me sane ๐
Beautiful and interesting photo. Where was it taken?
Thanks Colline, I captured it today on my way back from walking the dogs on Yellowcraig Beach, in Scotland. It’s at the edge of Gullane golf course…..I just had to stop the car and go back to take some shots ๐
B e a u t i f u l !
Delighted you like it ๐