AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes

AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes
I love a sunburnt country / A land of sweeping plains / Of ragged mountain ranges / Of droughts and flooding rains / I love her far horizons / I love her jewel-sea / Her beauty and her terror / The wide brown land for me / ~ Dorothea Mackellar (1885-1968)

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Sunday, July 27, 2008

Facing Faces

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Faces
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One Single Impression prompt ~ Faces
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Faces are stories of
Many nations
Many personalities
Many moods
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The faces of youth spell
Vibrancy
Rebelliousness
Indifference
Daring
Music
Mischief
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But as they age
Do they
Can they
Find new music and
Mellow into a
Sweet
Kind
Older face
Actively living out
Winters in
A white cap
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Old lady at Dromana
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17 comments:

Edward S Gault said...

You really captured the essence of "faces" this week, both visually, and in word!
I enjoyed your photocollage and
the fine poem.
Thank youb for sharing theses.

Anonymous said...

I do hope I can age with such grace. Lovely.

me ann my camera said...

"living out winters in a white cap"....oh, I love it!

SandyCarlson said...

Beautifull done, Gemma. I very much like the collage and the words.

Raven said...

I like the way your pictures frame and accent the words of your beautiful poem.

Roswila said...

Actively living out
Winters in
A white cap

Nice ending. It surprised me and as I've said in comments before, I love it when a poem offers a surprise. :-)

Anonymous said...

The ending was so very surprising. May we all become the woman in the hat!

gautami tripathy said...

Great ending!

weed it out

Anonymous said...

These are so sweet, Gemma.
thanks, Karen

spacedlaw said...

A very good series.

sgreerpitt said...

the photographs are a lovely counterpoint to the poem.

Anonymous said...

really enjoying your photos/collage add so much to the poetry... brought a smile to my face...

Tumblewords: said...

Perfect! The collage of faces and the white hatted lady mesh so well with your words!

Anonymous said...

Love it! I am not that far from the white hat stage.

Anonymous said...

..thank u for an evocative poem about human sensibilities coupled with the nice photographs..

Anonymous said...

What a wonderful transition to aging. I love it.

paisley said...

go di i hope so ,,, because i know i am on my way there now!!!!!

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