miraculous feeling of words being here

Post by **panta rhei** » April 15th, 2008, 2:18 pm

"The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible." ~ Vladimir Nabakov

Post by **mtmynd** » April 19th, 2008, 7:33 pm

Hi, Panta...

This looks like a young woman writing a suicide note after doing an all-nighter at Starbucks Morocco. (Nice pen)

Post by **panta rhei** » April 19th, 2008, 7:41 pm

well, actually, cecil, this is my daughter writing a postcard to her friend in a berlin street café after a long day of walking around...

but i like the latitude of your association!

(and nice to "see" you here, btw!)

Post by **mtmynd** » April 19th, 2008, 8:08 pm

"...i like the latitude of your association!"

I hope that means you like the way I read the picture...

This is a very strong photo that has a 'doom & gloom' about it that captured me... much like a 1930's black & white film noir.

May I should change that to "Starbucks Berlin"..?

Post by **panta rhei** » April 19th, 2008, 8:14 pm

yep... latitude as in freedom. i liked the freeflowing expanse of your imagination!

though starbucking a genuine turkish mocca would be a real insult to its identity...

thanks for getting into the spirit of the pic, cecil!

and now i'm off to bed. i've said that i was almost an hour ago already....

Post by **westcoast** » April 19th, 2008, 11:58 pm

another amazing creation

~westcoast

Post by **sooZen** » April 21st, 2008, 10:09 am

Hey Pal...I love the look of intensity on Zora's face as if she really wants to get the words right.

Great picture, it has an ancient quality.

BTW, Zora has that wild hair too (fairy moss?) just like her mama.

Post by **judih** » April 21st, 2008, 11:08 am

the whole thing looks like an ephermeral vision just before it gets immortalized in bronze.

if hair is the antenna linking human physicality to outer galaxy, then bring on the fairy moss (great metaphor, soozen)

Post by **Arcadia** » April 22nd, 2008, 8:26 pm

panta: I thought the kid was you not your daughter!!!!!

ancient sepia concentration in crazy hours!!!! Lovely!!!!!!!!

Post by **jimboloco** » April 30th, 2008, 12:59 pm

it's marvelous

Post by **SmileGRL** » May 28th, 2008, 6:14 pm

i LOVE this picture. the simplicity and richness of the color and the exotic setting makes this picture a classic. truly beautiful

Post by **panta rhei** » June 14th, 2008, 4:08 pm

jim, westcoast - thanks you two!

arcadia - ha! you could've noticed by the neat smooth hands she has...
ancient sepia concentration - yep! that's it.

smilegrl, thanks so much for your kind words.

soozen, my friend, yes, she truly wanted to get them right (so much to tell to a friend from a city like this one).
love the wild fairy moss hair, btw!
hugs to you.

judih, you did it again... "if hair is the antenna linking human physicality to outer galaxy, then bring on the fairy moss" - i'm in love with this sentence!
thanks, hugs and kisses.

Post by **WIREMAN** » June 15th, 2008, 11:48 am

total expressionist image.....feeling abounds........

Post by **panta rhei** » June 15th, 2008, 3:40 pm

thanks, mark. it does...