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Paul Joseph Schleitwiler, FCM

First Nations Wakening

Used Through Glass Darkly, Driftwood, Tim-image, Clownfish, 17 and Clueless and Olio2. Distorted and recombined Glass and Driftwood, multiple layers of those plus Tim's image, Clownfish and Olio2, multiple masking and layer blends.

Shaman hears the Spirit

Where is the warm cloud?
The misty earth roughly loves the north.
Courage, life, and adventure.
Lively, young warriors quietly nurture a warm, new eagle.
All mothers heal big, rough fighters.

Seashells fall!
Healers fall!

Why does the sea rise?
Clownfish endure like kind eagles.
O, love!
Rise swiftly like a rough eagle.
Soar roughly like a big sea

needing nurture.
Grow swiftly like a peaceful warrior.
The cold warrior quietly healing the sea.
Life, desolation,
and desolation

waves quietly, like a young sea.
Peace falls on earth.
Life is a small seashell.
Crows in a wave like warm, dark sea
in the West, sunny clownfish.

Why does the mother endure?
Clouds rise!
O, courage!


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creativematrix04-Mar-2011 18:15
Both the image and the poetry are just wonderful. I especially like the light line work running through the image.
--skunk
creativematrix04-Mar-2011 00:32
Truly wonderful! Amazing how you found a way to make such disparate images seem to belong together. The poem says it all, of course. I am always surprised at the depth of meaning you create with seemingly unrelated images like these.
Almita the cybergrannie
creativematrix03-Mar-2011 13:33
So many images used so effectively - Alcina