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His feet were solid in the earth beneath me
His hair played in the stars above me His skin was rough against my cheek My arms circled him and I felt his strength I saw his frozen drops of sweat like diamonds in the moonlight I breathed in his musty odor Remembering a younger time when nature was my second mother He felt in my embrace everything I longed to say and like a kind old grandfather aged by a hundred years of wind and rain he pulled me in and gave me peace I grew up next to a forest and I wrote this poem when I was about 14. I loved the ageless timeless feeling of the tall trees. No matter what was happening in my life they always seemed so peaceful. When we went on the flower walk I saw this tree and totally fell in love with it. It had so much character – it almost looked like a Tree Ent from the Lord of the Rings novels. Hope you like it and you have a peaceful weekend! |
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Amazing Pictures by Michael Taggart Photography 
Simply magnificent.jalal
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Thank you!
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Beautifully captured ~
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Thanks!!
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Wonderful
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Thanks!!!
Love your ‘name’. The world always needs more hugs : )
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That’s amazing
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Thank you! This is one of my favorite pictures of everything I’ve done. : )
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You made it into a piece of art. That’s a great quality for a photographer.
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Michael the poem is beautiful and the tree is spectacular!! your effects are amazing!!! 😀
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Thank you so much!!!!!
This is one of those rare pictures where everything just came together perfectly.
: )
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I know what you mean!
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For some reason – wordpress isn’t letting me comment on your pictures. : (
so – Love the boot picture!
And the palm trees hybrid looks like fireworks!!
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I really like the poem and photo a lot!
More of us need to view elderly humans in the way that we view old, majestic trees. We have been so conditioned – by advertising, etc. – to fear outward aging… that many of us have lost the ability to see the real beauty that the elderly have. 😉
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So very true!
As I get older I’m discovering how much fun it can be. Youth isn’t everything. : )
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Love the poem /and/ the photo. Good stuff!
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Thank you so much!!
Have a wonderful Sunday!
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Vraiment très beau, très évocateur. Le texte donne aussi beaucoup à ressentir.
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Je suis si contente que vous l’aimez! Merci pour votre commentaire favorable:)
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It ‘s a beauty !
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Thank you!
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I love how you captured the tree’s structur, wow
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Thank you!! I was very happy with how that turned out : )
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Reblogged this on Some Kind of Wonderland.
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I love trees! That one is a stunner 🙂
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Thank you so much!!
Have a great weekend : )
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That’s awesome! Thanks for posting!
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Glad you like it! This is one of my favorites : )
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It is stunning!
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Thank you!!
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No probs, you have awesome pictures!
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Simply stunning! I love the detail and the lighting. not to mention the composition!
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Thank you so much!!
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I just love your pictures… Beautiful!
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Thank you so much!!!
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The tree looks like it is from another world, fantastical!
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So glad you like it!!
I was inspired by the Tree Ents from the Lord of the Rings : )
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Lovely picture and beautiful words
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This is one of my favorites. I wrote the poem when I was about 15 years old – and it wasn’t until many many years later I found the right picture for it.
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oh great dear really I love you pictures
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Beautiful picture 🙂 Love the poem !
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Thank you!!!
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Wow! love the picture, love the poem. Thanks to stopping by.
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Very glad you like it!
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What a beautiful tree! JRR Tolkien would love it. 😀
Thank you for visiting (and “liking”) Consortium of Defense Analysts. God bless you.
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Have a wonderful weekend!!!!
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Outstanding processing of a gorgeous equals, yes, and amazing image. Perfectly in keeping with that lovely poem you wrote so thoughtfully and artfully at such a young age! Great post.
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Wow. I was apparently having a little synaptical nap when I pressed ‘reply’, because I *should* have written “a gorgeous *photo* equals, yes, *an* amazing image.” I hope you knew what I meant anyway. 😉
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Lol! I do stuff like that all the time!
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Thank you Kathryn! Have a wonderful weekend!
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unique!
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