Sunday, February 15, 2009

spectral


in rocks ghosts of departed sailors return

words: mandy smith
photo: phill deason
© 2009

in response to the spectral prompt at One Single Impression
Posted by at
Labels: ,

16 comments:

Anonymous said...

Such a great photo for a haunting poem!

9:54 am
spacedlaw said...

That is a wonderful image, pregnant with stories that smell of salt and seaweed.

10:33 am
Anonymous said...

Can't deny that. Lots of imaginings are possible from these words. Cheers.

11:19 am
gautami tripathy said...

Layers and layers of meaning..

you clutch the vacuum

1:30 pm
Bruce Miller said...

amazing, the rock the bone of the earth sticking through the curtain of water ~ the reuniting point for souls put apart ~ departed ~ thanks for this haiga

3:16 pm
Maggie said...

The sea does hide so many things under a wet covering.

4:16 pm
Annie Jeffries said...

Haunting. Mysterious. Elegant.

5:07 pm
Anonymous said...

simple but to the point, there is that fainted history that seem to seep out of your words

5:10 pm
TJ said...

Photo and Words dance beautifully.
Great job, both of you.
TJ

11:53 pm
Amias (ljm and liquidplastic) said...

The sea is full of secrets ..

so few words speaking volumes --- the photo is a perfect match.

12:30 am
Anonymous said...

Amazing!

10:50 am
Sherri B. said...

I'll never look at those ocean rocks the same again...what a beautiful thought! And the photo was gorgeous, too.

1:43 pm
Anonymous said...

excellent piece.... never thought of rocks as sailors souls.... my mind will forever be changed.... well, sorta...

8:24 pm
Tumblewords: said...

Oh, how perfect this is! Reflective and mysterious, haunting and melancholy. Love it.

11:48 pm
floreta said...

wow you capture the horizon line so perfectly here. and i like the imagery of ghost sailors returning.

4:49 am
qualcosa di bello said...

a perfect pairing...& beguiling imagery

3:10 am

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)