It was Fascination.......!
The autumn leaves drift by my window
The autumn leaves of red and gold
I see your lips, the summer's kisses
The sunburned hands, I used to hold.
Since you went away, the days grow long.
And soon I'll hear old winter's song
But I miss you most of all, my darling,
When autumn leaves start to fall.
Thank You, Karen. Your message has inspired me to put another slideshow of my leafy pictures.
Welcome to my parlor: http://www.associatedcontent.com/slideshow/3295/leaves_fallen_leaves_and_carpet_of.html
Published by Shyam Saksena
Electrical and electronics engineer. Retired as Director of German MNC, Siemens. Thanks to assignments from my company, I could savor 25 countries and get to know their people and culture. View profile
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9 Comments
Post a CommentI have not heard that song in years. I am behind in my reading here and copied the URL to view your slide show a bit later. I do love trees and leafy pictures.
I am off to see the slide show! Thanks for such a short but beautiful treatise on leaves. The lyrics are wonderul--glad to be reminded of them!
Such a wonderful read !!!!!!!!!......excellent !!!!!!!!!!!
Very nice job again, an interesting article.
Orchie, All one needs is the uninhibited eye of a child, and speak it out. Apart from leaves, I like to photograph the majesty of a tree when it stands out all alone on the landscape. Further in same woods I have photographed roots, all intricately intertwined - suggesting 'a lady in a gown' to 'lovers in embrace',only ones fancy needs to run will. Hope I can sort them out and makea slideshow these, as well.
Shayam, the eye has a human look to me, amd yet I now see the eagle as well:) I also find "faces" in the bark of trees...which can change in appearance depending upon the time of day (light and shandow) and the weather (wet and dry). They almost always appear to be somewhat mysterious and ancient looking, perhaps due to the texture of the bark.
Dear Orchie, Wow! You have seen my 'painting' even more closely than I did. Yes, it is true, the eye is very clearly visible. If you add the little beak on the left, then it could be the head of the American bald eagle. What fascinated me, as a child, continues even today. Each cloud has so many faces, animals, etc. - all of them the product of the imagination of the observer. I often engage my grandchildren in guessing what all they see in any cloud. It is all in the eye of the beholder, each one of us sees different things in the same cloud. I suppose when people see the face of Christ or any of our gods, it is the eye of faith , which sees it and no body can contest it. People always need to anchor themselves, in some such way.
The dream of any amatuer is to be widely read or seen. So it is a pleasure to share with all friends. I am honored that you have preserved any of my 'works'. The more the merrier.
regards and thanks for motivating me even further.
I enjoyed the photo which accompanied your article "Digital Nature" so much that I downloaded it as the background for my computer...strictly for personal use...I hope you do not mind. Yesterday, while examining the photo more closely, I found a very interesting feature. Located in the lower left qradrant of the photo, on the largest and most reddish leaf, is a well developed 'eye'. It resides to the right of the vertical leaf vein, between the second and third horizontal leaf veins. It has a well defined iris, a pupil which appears to be reflecting light, and the impression of eyelids and a brow. I wanted to bring this most interesting feature to your attention. You might let me know if you also see it.
Congratulation on your new found recognition as an artist. I am very glad to see you graduate from an accomplished CJ to a soon to be celebrated artist, and that too in the field of modern and abstract art (forget ordinary folks, to whom they are more kitsch than art ; the slides of "fallen leaves" ofcourse are not that abstract ), which fetches the highest bid under the hammer. I also thank you for forwarding the link to this story, which made me discover the author "Codie" and his list of 160 articles on this post, which will keep me busy for next few weeks, to "decode" the mysteries, as a quick look at the titles, make me feel that our likings and concerns are similar...