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28-JAN-2006

Song To A Seagull 1 - Joni Mitchell - Louis Dobson

Fly silly seabird
No dreams can possess you
No voices can blame you
For sun on your wings
My gentle relations
Have names they must call me
For loving the freedom
Of all flying things
My dreams with the seagulls fly
Out of reach out of cry

I came to the city
And lived like old Crusoe
On an island of noise
In a cobblestone sea
And the beaches were concrete
And the stars paid a light bill
And the blossoms hung false
On their store window trees
My dreams with the seagulls fly
Out of reach out of cry

Out of the city
And down to the seaside
To sun on my shoulders
And wind in my hair
But sandcastles crumble
And hunger is human
And humans are hungry
For worlds they can't share
My dreams with the seagulls fly
Out of reach out of cry

I call to a seagull
Who dives to the waters
And catches his silver-fine
Dinner alone
Crying where are the footprints
That danced on these beaches
And the hands that cast wishes
That sunk like a stone
My dreams with the seagulls fly
Out of reach Out of cry

Olympus E-500
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Guest 06-Feb-2006 20:47
Thanks all. I love shooting this kind of thing :-)
kodak_challenge05-Feb-2006 14:44
This is such a beautifully balanced shot. I love the captured movement of the seagulls.
Kate
Guest 04-Feb-2006 23:22
Beautiful. Serene. aah, if you stare long enough, the troubles they melt away.
Guest 02-Feb-2006 13:56
Louis, this picture has a perfect balance and the colors! What a shot! Thanks - brent
Olympus DSLR Challenge31-Jan-2006 17:24
Beautiful. you really excel at these rocky seascapes.
Flick.
Guest 30-Jan-2006 19:13
Hi Shirley, yup, that's teh clours, I went at a ver low tide, as you can see.

When I get a chance I'll post the lyrics...
Shirley Haden30-Jan-2006 17:54
I looked up the words to this song to see how well the photo captures the spirit of the lyrics. Well done Louis! The photo is wonderful but, I am wondering are those rocks that green there? They have a lot of green tint to them, a yellow green. I've never been there so I was curious, I know Oklahoma has burnt orange sand and dirt.