Sonatas XI-2 (Meeting)

As though in prayer, I sat awhile - there at the forest’s door
Wondering, “What will Rock Face tell me once he thinks for a while
And returns with a trail for small feet yet unsure.”

I ponder, “What will Rock Face tell me of - Will I like a trail such as this?
Or will I beg, ‘Please, give us more’, like Oliver Twist?”

Or should I beg to take my second trip alone along the Faerie Trail to see
Just what would be the easiest path to journey on -
For when the grandchildren come with me.

As the Rock Face had predicted, the children loved the tale
They loved hearing how I’d seen the Faeries dance; how I’d walked the Faeries’ trail
My wife and daughter had read the account to them of my most wondrous day;
Of all that I’d seen and experienced of the magic of the Fae.

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.