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umbrella dreams by ~wkrige:iconwkrige:

Categories Photography > Animals, Plants & Nature > Landscapes

©2009 ~wkrige
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Umbrella Dreams

She dreams she is small enough to stand on the damp soil
underneath the leaves of her umbrella plant
where slender arching stems are transmuted into towering trunks
that menace her slender stance.

She runs and runs but comes
only around the pot rim and back to her beginning.

A tipping can splatters the soil and she darts for shelter
beneath yellow-streaked leaves that bow and dance
under the stream of water, joyful in thanksgiving.
Pools form at her saturated feet, reflecting her grey face
framed by sagging clouds.

Where is the reality in this?
A dreamer lost in anxiety, dwarfed by her insecurities
or a coward in futile flight from problems she dare not face?
Or simpler still, a warning not to forget an umbrella
in case of sudden storms.

[a beautiful poem by ellipinnock @ [link]]


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place: Drakensberg mountain. In Sherman's cave where we slept the night. I have wonderful memories of these foggy two dreamlike days. Hence the title. The fog seemed to surround the cave and just hang as a thick curtain in front of it. It seemed to try and contain us to this little cave -- which because of the warm cozy atmosphere that resided there-- I didn't mind much. Most of us were strangers going into that cave and most of us came out friends. That is the secret we share with the misty mountains of the Drakensberg... :)

Comments very welcome.
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=platinummyr Mar 11, 2009, 1:58:28 PM
Beautiful :heart: :) Reminds me of autumn.

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*paintmeheaven Mar 11, 2009, 10:09:09 PM
Beautiful image, cupped with a beautiful poem. Love the fog rolling in.* Where was this taken?

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Get lost in the beauty.*
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~wkrige Mar 12, 2009, 10:03:14 PM
thank you! must be the brown eh?

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~ "When Asla shakes his mane, it's spring again!" ~
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~wkrige Mar 12, 2009, 10:04:42 PM
ohh the fog was amazing. this picture doesn't even begin to do it justice. taken from a cave near Champagne castle in the eastern mountain range of SA called "the Drakensberg". :)

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~ "When Asla shakes his mane, it's spring again!" ~
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=platinummyr Mar 13, 2009, 10:08:21 AM
Yup

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*TheWritersMeow
A birthday is just a day, you say.
But it's a special day.
It's the day you first changed the world.
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Mood: Mesmerized ~PositiveProspection Mar 16, 2009, 9:37:31 AM
That's tremendous, stunning photo...!
I madly love these pastel shades, soft focal and the way how drops of dew sparkle...

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...if you are given ruled paper - whrite across...
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*paintmeheaven Mar 17, 2009, 10:14:43 AM
Wow, nice. I wish i could travel.

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Get lost in the beauty.*
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~wkrige Mar 17, 2009, 12:59:35 PM
wow, thanks for that lovely comment. i only noticed the sparkling dew now :giggle:

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~ "When Asla shakes his mane, it's spring again!" ~
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~setinet83 Mar 17, 2009, 5:27:35 PM
A very visually interesting photo, gives a feeling of mystery with the mist. Strong work. :)
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