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Being away....

Intimate conversation with an elusive ocean

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"To imagine is everything, to know is nothing at all."
(Anatole France)
I have already been here before, maybe..
I have already been here before, maybe..
It doesn't matter where, but at sunset
It doesn't matter where, but at sunset
Here comes the moon.
Here comes the moon.
Also underground trains feel like coming out
Also underground trains feel like coming out
and runnimg away  freely in a summer evening.
and runnimg away freely in a summer evening.
 I remain here, where there is nothing left,  but a name
I remain here, where there is nothing left, but a name
A double direction to follow...
A double direction to follow...
The only purpose is reaching the ocean
The only purpose is reaching the ocean
Before it goes away...
Before it goes away...
To find the ocean, one has to know its address...
To find the ocean, one has to know its address...
Knocking a window, if there is not any door...
Knocking a window, if there is not any door...
The following step is finding a door
The following step is finding a door
Getting closer to find the way
Getting closer to find the way
Pushing the wooden panel to get a hint
Pushing the wooden panel to get a hint
And unexpected metamorphoses might  happen
And unexpected metamorphoses might happen
Were you waiting for me?
Were you waiting for me?
A presence disturbed my guide. I'll keep on searching alone
A presence disturbed my guide. I'll keep on searching alone
A maze? An itinerary already traced?
A maze? An itinerary already traced?
Just a little bit closer. The answer might be behind an ajar window
Just a little bit closer. The answer might be behind an ajar window
Among the petals of a lonesome flower
Among the petals of a lonesome flower
Inside the secret corner of an obsolete courtyard
Inside the secret corner of an obsolete courtyard
A respectable knight in upper position can see forever
A respectable knight in upper position can see forever
An open door might lead to a closed one
An open door might lead to a closed one
Reading others' mail can't be a clue
Reading others' mail can't be a clue
Friendly hermits have doubts ...And if the way was just following the flock of tourists?
Friendly hermits have doubts ...And if the way was just following the flock of tourists?
No, it was a mistake. We all have to trace our own path
No, it was a mistake. We all have to trace our own path
Louis Adhémar Thimotée, captain of filibusters, will give me his precious advice.
Louis Adhémar Thimotée, captain of filibusters, will give me his precious advice.
O Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done
"O Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done"
But the sun is sometimes too strong and dazzling
But the sun is sometimes too strong and dazzling
I lost my way in a Gothic maze...
I lost my way in a Gothic maze...
Call me either secular or profane, but I think pirates are more qualified to teach me the direction to the ocean
Call me either secular or profane, but I think pirates are more qualified to teach me the direction to the ocean
Actually circumstancial evidences are appearing
Actually circumstancial evidences are appearing
I'm progressing, signs are not deceiving...
I'm progressing, signs are not deceiving...
The closest place to the sky is the attic
The closest place to the sky is the attic
If King Arthur is absent, I might always have a drink
If King Arthur is absent, I might always have a drink
I'm not a pirate, I'm an artist, but often it's nearly the same.
I'm not a pirate, I'm an artist, but often it's nearly the same.
One can find a sparkle of wisdom in unexpected places
One can find a sparkle of wisdom in unexpected places
And suddenly here it comes, in its powerful beauty...
And suddenly here it comes, in its powerful beauty...
Or was it just an illusion?
Or was it just an illusion?
They come, they go...Eternity begins and ends with the ocean's tides.
They come, they go...Eternity begins and ends with the ocean's tides.
The ocean left the island sleeping alone in the sand
The ocean left the island sleeping alone in the sand
Walking from an island to a pirate town in a golden sunset
Walking from an island to a pirate town in a golden sunset
Magic of reflections makes all people disappear
Magic of reflections makes all people disappear
Now I know you'll always come back, so it's less bitter to see you going away.
Now I know you'll always come back, so it's less bitter to see you going away.
Your waves are not deep enough to let my pirate ship sail away right now
Your waves are not deep enough to let my pirate ship sail away right now
The ocean seems to be lost again and the sun is running after it
The ocean seems to be lost again and the sun is running after it
What are you looking for, when you leave? What are you looking for when you come back?
What are you looking for, when you leave? What are you looking for when you come back?
Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better
Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better
Capturing a sunset
Capturing a sunset
Capturing a sunset
Capturing a sunset
Capturing a sunset
Capturing a sunset
Open window over  promising horizon
Open window over promising horizon
Unusual encounters in a foggy Atlantic morning
Unusual encounters in a foggy Atlantic morning
A beginning of answer comes out from the mist
A beginning of answer comes out from the mist
It's enjoyable to end a story by its dawn, instead of by its sunset.
It's enjoyable to end a story by its dawn, instead of by its sunset.
The ocean has found its temporary balance, it speaks with the quiet voice of serenity
The ocean has found its temporary balance, it speaks with the quiet voice of serenity
The final word is not necessarily The End
The final word is not necessarily "The End"