by Cristina S.
Member since:
March 21, 2007

WATER

August 13, 2008 11:01 AM EDT
views: 109 | rating: 9.6/10 (24 votes) | comments: 34
Water
relentlessly
pounds every shore on earth,
smoothing hard rocks into soft sand.
So life pounds us daily, gentles away
roughness, creates strength from mistakes,
leaves souls more beautiful.
The power of
water!


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relentlessly pounds every shore on earth

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smoothing hard rocks
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gentles away roughness

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strength

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smoothing hard rocks into soft sand

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The power of water
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Water
relentlessly
pounds every shore on earth,
smoothing hard rocks into soft sand.
So life pounds us daily, gentles away
roughness, creates strength from mistakes,
leaves souls more beautiful.
The power of
water!


All photos taken on Crete, July, 2008
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Comments: 34

Natalie Neal Whitefield Aug 13, 2008, 11:16am EDT
Thank you, Cristina, for sharing your remarkable photo essays with us. This is so beautiful! We are featuring this at Home Comfort today.
Vivian P. Aug 13, 2008, 11:23am EDT
this is beautiful Cristina just beautiful
Apryl Just Apryl Aug 13, 2008, 11:25am EDT
Christina- this was so beautiful and so peaceful
Risa G. Aug 13, 2008, 11:26am EDT
Wow, Cristina, great photo essay. Those are really beautiful shots. I had no idea it was Crete until you said so. I thought they were taken in Maine!
j - Frugal Mom - r. Aug 13, 2008, 11:27am EDT
What a perfect photo essay Cristina. You make me miss the ocean, maybe I need to get the boys up early tomorrow.
LaRue B. Aug 13, 2008, 11:33am EDT
Your photos are absolutely gorgeous!
Julie (there will always be a rainbow) G. Aug 13, 2008, 12:33pm EDT
Fantastic photo essay! See, this is what I love about the ocean!
Marianne R. Aug 13, 2008, 1:10pm EDT
Beautiful photos
Sonia M. Aug 13, 2008, 1:21pm EDT
The photos are beautiful and clearly illustrates your powerful poem, Cristina....
Brava. Well done.
Tonia, who hugs trees G. Aug 13, 2008, 1:23pm EDT
There is such power in the ocean - wonderful photos and words.
Katrina Hall Aug 13, 2008, 2:49pm EDT
Truer words were never spoken, Cristina! Lovely, lovely photos, as always. Many thanks for the mini-vacation!
Cristina S. Aug 13, 2008, 3:49pm EDT
Thank you all my Gather friends! You inspire me!
Phyllis R. Aug 13, 2008, 3:56pm EDT
This is really beautiful Christina, -- really enjoyed viewing/reading it!! You are so right...water is powerful!!
Bob B. Aug 13, 2008, 6:29pm EDT
This is a stunning photo essay Cristina.
Sue M. Aug 13, 2008, 9:49pm EDT
Beautiful photo essay, Cristina!
Sherrie H. Aug 13, 2008, 11:24pm EDT
Beautifully illustrated and said. Pure perfection!
Debra C. Aug 14, 2008, 12:21am EDT
Wonderful poem, and nicely illustrated.
Elsie Duggan Aug 14, 2008, 1:55am EDT
What a beautiful photo essay Christina, I love the water, I feel good when I am around it, calmed and peaceful, loved the shore, and went there all the time when my family was younger and around , many wonderful memories. Water is a powerful force in our lives, without it we would not exist,
Cristina S. Aug 14, 2008, 2:22am EDT
Thank you all for your many kind comments!
Marlys Styne Aug 14, 2008, 6:28am EDT
Both the rictameter and the photos are beautiful! This is self-expression at its best.
William Dotani Aug 14, 2008, 12:58pm EDT
Nicely crafted poem. I like the message.
William Dotani Aug 14, 2008, 12:59pm EDT
I forgot, the photographs are beautiful and nicely illustrate your verse.
Nana to Seven Cutiepies Aug 14, 2008, 6:56pm EDT
I love this Cristina, your photos and words and perfect for each other.

Thanks so much for posting this to
my group
Mariana T. Aug 14, 2008, 9:41pm EDT
Cristina - lovely lovely photographs - I can surely relate as my sister is a rock in Santa Barbara and the waves have carved her body - it's beautiful - this poem really speaks volumes - we are Water - we move with the tides and we truly do follow the moon - if we're in harmony - we feel good - if not - we feel terrible - stay in rhythm with the moon and tides and all will be well! Thank you. Salud
Sheila Deeth Aug 15, 2008, 9:02pm EDT
Gorgeous photo poem. I love to watch, and hear, the waves pounding rocks.
necee t. Aug 16, 2008, 6:46pm EDT
oh Cristina... what wonderful photos to go with this beautiful poem... fantastic...

thank you for your sweet friendship... lots of love and hugs...


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Cristina S. Aug 17, 2008, 1:56am EDT
Thank you all!
Karen G. Aug 21, 2008, 8:17pm EDT
I love beautiful water. I live on a lake.
Victoria H. Aug 26, 2008, 10:11am EDT
Thanks for posting to All Photo Essays Here!!
Alison H. Sep 6, 2008, 9:55pm EDT
Most excellent! I enjoyed the poem and photo essay very much. So very true.
Erica Hidvegi Sep 11, 2008, 5:38pm EDT
Great Pictorial Poetic essay you wrote there Cristina ! Isn't it unfortunate though that a beautiful refreshing element of nature is also the cause of some horrible disorders affecting little ones because our government feels it best to contaminate the water and cause slow death of a nation . . .?

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Jason Wilkins Sep 22, 2008, 11:31pm EDT
Excellent rictameter! I love the photographic integration. And water is my element! I'm a cancer after all. ;)
Curt L. Mar 7, 2009, 12:38pm EST
Cristina, this is stellar!
(Ausgezeichnet even!)
:-)

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