Sonatas VII-4 (Allegretto)

The Faeries laugh at me; they fly!
"Oh! How silly! Close your eyes!", they cry.
Mocking my comparison, they lead me toward a hilly place,
Then a hundred faeries pull the blindfold from my face.
Oh! What rays of light I see!
Upon the ground - two loving trees
Embracing in their final dance,
While in the center - two other trees find loving romance.
Standing before me - one dark and one bright,
While faeries in shadows sing dancing marking the sight.
On the side two trees in love stand straight upright
Basking in their true love there in the light,
Showing the wide world that love delights...

The photo was taken in June of 2019 with a Minolta X-570 35 mm SLR equipped with a 50 mm f/1.7 Minolta MD lens on Ilford FP4+ film. The negative was enlarged optically with a Beseler 23CIIXL enlarger and a 50 mm f/2.8 Schneider Componon-S lens on Ilford Multigrade FB Classic Double Weight Fiber Base silver gelatin photo paper. Processing was done archivally using Kodak chemistry, with a final toning with Kodak Rapid Selenium Toner, treated with hypo clearing agent, and washed in an archival washer.

All aspects of this print were handled in an authentic, pre-digital manner. Archival processing will ensure the maximum life span for this print.

This print (1/25) on 8” x 10” paper is available for purchase, mounted or unmounted. Please contact me if interested. Thank You.