Wealie's World » inspiration http://wealie.co.uk A walk through the weird and wonderful world of wealie Tue, 25 Nov 2014 01:13:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Still Reaching http://wealie.co.uk/my-art/still-reaching/ http://wealie.co.uk/my-art/still-reaching/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 22:49:23 +0000 Ruth Weal http://wealie.co.uk/?p=905 Continue reading →]]> Inspiration hasn’t come easy tonight, I wasn’t sure what to make the subject of today’s blog post and I’ve been wading through poetry and my flickr photo stream looking for something that would catch the eye and demand that I publish it here.

In the end inspiration came from listening to Nickelback’s song Someday, which is a great track and reminded me of the poem Reaching that I wrote when I uploaded the pic below of the same name.  Funny really when you think about it because it seems I’m still always reaching for something – today it was inspiration, tomorrow who knows?!

Reaching - Copyright R.Weal 2008

Reaching - Copyright R.Weal 2008

REACHING

Because sometimes we reach for what we cannot attain.
Because sometimes even the unattainable is within our reach.
Because the will to reach is better than not reaching at all.
Because reaching out keeps me honest and true.
Because each time I reach it brings me closer to you.

Ruth Weal
24 January 2008 12.52 am
Copyright R.Weal 2008

If you fancy checking out Nickelback’s song Someday you can buy it from Amazon for a tiny cost, you won’t regret it!  In the meantime, never stop reaching, for the moment you give up reaching, you give in!

Tread safely in the light.

Wealie x

]]> http://wealie.co.uk/my-art/still-reaching/feed/ 0 With a glance he remembered http://wealie.co.uk/interests/my-blog/with-a-glance-he-remembered/ http://wealie.co.uk/interests/my-blog/with-a-glance-he-remembered/#comments Sun, 26 Sep 2010 00:54:03 +0000 Ruth Weal http://wealie.co.uk/?p=724 Continue reading →]]> A few years back I really got into using flickr not just as a repository and showcase for my photography, but as a community that I felt a vibrant part of.  This had a side benefit of inspiring creativity in me through the work of others.

The poem “With A Glance He Remembered” is one of these inspired creations and the topic of this post.  It was inspired by the picture below – Still Saying Goodbye by one of my first and very best flickr contacts Waking Dream, who went on to become a great friend too.

The picture is from Waking Dream’s 365 days project, where you take a self portrait for each day of a whole year and upload them to flickr.  I hope you enjoy my poem and that you take a moment to explore Waking Dream’s photostream, you won’t regret it!

With A Glance He Remembered

Day 034: Still Saying Goodbye

Day 034: Still Saying Goodbye - By Waking Dream, Copyright 2007

With a glance he remembered
In his heart they will always remain
With a sigh he hankered for all that he had lost
In his soul the love that he holds in trust
With a photo he marked their pasting
In him the sweet memories everlasting
With a moment he sought release
And with a tear he made his peace

For Skip – Who inspired this little piece with his pic “Still Saying Goodbye”

Ruth Weal - 19 June 2007 12.37 am
Copyright R.Weal 2007 All rights reserved ©

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