The Peaceful Wisdom of Nature

Pluck your wisdom and sacred moments from the universal shores of divine blessing.

Judge not the shape of your experience by its pain but instead by its quality and ability to move you and reveal you.

Rise Up! Rise Up! Arise!

"Chained in the Noon Day Sun..."
© Lloyd Pollard 2006
8"x10" colour photograph
& Digital representation

First published in this blog.
Previously unpublished and not exhibited.

In the light of the moment, rise beyond your self-doubt
Rise beyond your achievements
Rise beyond your potential.

Rise to meet your hope
Rise to meet your dream
Rise to meet your destiny
Rise to meet your power
Rise to meet your presence
Rise to meet your uniqueness
Rise to meet your soul.

'face' your star.

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

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.

solemn and glove

'Solemn & Glove (Natasha)' 8"x10" © Lloyd Pollard 2008
black & white photograph
First published in this blog.
Previously unpublished and not exhibited.

Isn't she lovely?
Isn't she sad?
Sitting there in her own shadow?
On the verge of what, only she knows?

What can it be, such solemnity?
Such unspoken thought?
Such silence of being?

Is there no light?
Is there not somewhere a hand to hold?
A hand of hope?

Yes.
Just beyond her fears, self-doubt, sadness and pain lies a comfort and salvation in the unseen hands of elders, ancestors and (G)od.
We are never alone.

My Secret

'I am Beautiful' 8"x12" © Lloyd Pollard 2004
black & white stressed & painted photograph
First exhibited in 2004 "Faces" solo show.
CreArtive Gallery, Toronto.
First blog publication.


There is something I am not telling you
There is something I have not told anyone
It's a secret but not a secret
Can you tell what it is?
Can you see what it is?
I've known it for a long time but I wasn't sure that people wanted to know it
Have you figured it out yet?

Ok, no more suspense, here is my little secret:

"I am beautiful"
That's all I wanted to say.

Beverly

'Beverly (Fall in love...)' 8"x12" © Lloyd Pollard 2008
nails on mounted photograph
First published in this blog.
Previously unpublished and not exhibited.

" Don't just fall in love with your personality,
fall in love with your self
fall in love with your grace
fall in love with your spirit
fall in love with your life
fall in love with your creativity
fall in love with your inspiration
fall in love with your peace
fall in love with your silence
fall in love with your hope
fall in love with your joy,
claim your pain and
fall in love with you.

lloyd pollard . June 2, 2005
(Updated October 17, 2008)