Water catches light
Like I once reached out
To catch a wave
Along this same stretch of water,
This same cosy current of canal
That has slowed, now,
Like my footsteps,
Like my stokes;
Coming back on the bend,
Finding favour
In the freshness
Of all that was once familiar,
Letting go of the longing
To swap steady stream
For seductive sea,
Finding comfort, now,
In the light
I’ve already swam in.
Settling back now,
Sitting down,
Watching the waters
Carefully caress that light.
All words and photograph by Damien B Donnelly
Photo taken earlier this week along the banks of the Grand Canal, Dublin, opposite the Grafton Academy of Fashion Design where I studied and dreamed of the future over 24 years ago.
merrildsmith
Lovely, Damien. Full circles that scatter light–like the clouds in the water. ❤
deuxiemepeau
🤗😘☘️
simplywendi
what a lovely visualization your words created.
deuxiemepeau
Thank you so much. It was a wonderful place to go back to and remember
simplywendi
you are so very welcome.
Ms. Liz
Back to the future. What a fabulous, beautiful place for reflection.
deuxiemepeau
It really is beautiful by those banks and I remember being there as a student, taking photos of our designs and collections along those banks wondering where life and the fabric would take us.
memadtwo
The old becomes new. The reflected image is just right. (K)
deuxiemepeau
The image this time was definitely the inspiration- it was calling out for a little time offered up to it