Soul surviving...

'Sorrow' 8"x10" © Lloyd Pollard 2002
stressed black & white photograph
First published in this blog.
Previously unpublished and not exhibited.

Sorrow:
unhappiness, misery, regret, depression, despair, gloom,
heartache, pain, grief, sadness.

From sorrow:
restoration, recovery, healing, mending, easing, repairing,
remedy, release, realign, purge.

Mental...

'Single Minded' 8"x10" © Lloyd Pollard 2004
painting on black & white photograph
First published in this blog.
Previously unpublished and not exhibited.

Our wants and needs are many
yet regrettably our beliefs are few.

We have the capacity for an unending number of thoughts and beliefs,
Yet we reward ourselves for our limited use of this capacity.
Having one belief is seen as a good thing.
Having fewer thoughts is seen as healthy.

The charm of a limited and singular capacity is misleading.
The more your awareness and values function in one dimension, the more susceptible you are to prejudgment and manipulation.

So seek beyond the limits of the familiar and explore the power of our multidimensional capacity to believe and think and therefore create.

Picture This! so far...

CLICK on Speaker symbol beside the star to hear the attached song!

After 22 posts, what you've said so far:

"WOW!!!!!!" "Stunning !!!!!!!" (Canada)
"...you have great photos." (Romania)
"That was really nice, thanks. (France)
"I see thoughtful wisdom and clear innocence." (Canada)
"Awesome picture...I love how intricate the detail is. (Canada)
"What a beautiful picture...I could see how deep her thoughts were." (France)
"...it's very original the way you discover this tribal art in your creations" (Romania)
"You’ve intrigued me..." (Canada)
"You've got quite a way with words. I really love what you've written here." (France)

THANK YOU ALL!
It's been a pleasure to share of my spirit, thoughts and words with you. Let us continue our journeys of awareness, revelation and ubuntu.

lloyd

Essential radiance...

'...@ the Bluffs' 8"x10" © Lloyd Pollard 2002
black & white photograph
First published in this blog.
Previously unpublished and not exhibited.

Grace upon the winds of hope. Accepting the gentle reminder of peace, the flow of God's breath left over from Adam. Creeping, crawling back into a nature I desired not to be born from. Into stone beautiful, harsh softness, heavy, formful intelligence. Accept me, restore to all forms, no shape, no gender, no name. Wear me down tideless. Whisper again, want again, need nevermore, let me go. Never again born and shaped, there is no form of you in me. Wear me down without hope. Accept touch, silence and this ear. Grace less. Lovers end. Hope less. Never again...

Serenity...

'In the Garden' 8"x10" © Lloyd Pollard 2002
black & white photograph
First published in this blog.
Previously unpublished and not exhibited.

At the entrance to inner peace sits the soul: beautiful, pure of form, devoid of aspiration and silent to the daily fatigue of life.

Is her calm, gentle and humble presence she dispenses harmony, healing and hope.

In her tranquil radiance there is renewal, rest and understanding.

She gracefully awaits the gifts of your anger, pain and fears.

Brimming with the subtle energy of patience and awareness, she urges you to lay the offering of your burdens at her feet and again soar.

In prayer she waits.

Red Man

'Red Spirit - Red Man' © Lloyd Pollard 2004
pen and ink on colour photograph
First published in this blog.
Previously unpublished and not exhibited.

Man is more than the sum of the parts and perspectives we have seen of him to date.
Sage. Warlock. Shaman. Sorcerer. Diviner.

He remains the keeper of our flame.
The wielder of the axe.
The alchemist.
The saint.
The transformer.
The destroyer.
The healer.

By chaos he is driven.
By fear he overcomes.
By failure he evolves.
By love he transcends.
By silence he rises and is reborn.

I am...

'I am' © Lloyd Pollard 2004
painted and cut colour photograph
First exhibited in 2004 "Faces" solo show.
CreArtive Gallery, Toronto.

Within you lies the power to see
The power to be
The power to set free
All that resides in your beautiful mystery.