Sonatas XI-32 (Seeking)

Rock Face looked at the Seekers, the true Seekers and those who
His Queen said – “May not be Seekers now, but in the end they will do”
Rock Face laughed low and laughed deep, then he said, “Come along!
Follow the path and my Queen – not just yet will I sing that song.”

“You must all go along upward and soon you will find
That the forest is bountiful, for Human and Faerie-kind
Take your copious pictures for everyone to see
You can do what you will - reveal us to all of Humanity!”

Rock Face teased them then and smiled flirting
Prancing and preening in the rocks we were skirting
Posing for his wife and watching his reflection
In the sparkling water that glistened in glorious perfection!

Of course we remembered the fear we confronted just before –
But we stood now midst peaceful trees, sparkling water and more;
The sounds of Fae at forest play; of florae and fauna blooming free;
Fae and birds flying tree to tree - if you look closely you may see...

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.