The Nikon Naiad's Song:Saved from Drowning by my Camera

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The Nikon Naiad’s Song


When morning light throws golden nets

Across the splash of Humboldt fog

Fishing for creatures of the night,

They scatter —

Slipping into caverns of shadow

Till the sun sails off to lay its lures in other waters.

–                   –                              –
But I, like Neptune’s errant wife,

Hair still streaming from the shower,

Break head above the rolling ridges

Breathing air again– at last.

–                  –                             –

Then surfing the sunlit swells, tripod in hand,

I cast the invisible line of my lens

For a silver fraction of an hour,

Carting home a supply of soul

To sustain me till darkness flees again

Before the sun—

–                  –                              –
Which throwing out its morning lines across the sky,

Keeps me from drowning

Beneath the days.

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Indie
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15 years ago

You are a woman of stunning talent and soul. I love getting to know you through your beautiful blog!

naturemyway
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15 years ago

Kym – you have outdone yourself with this one. Looks like it could be the surface of an alien world, and you must be careful not to be swept along in the gauzy tendrils into the unknown. Beautiful!

joshidaniel
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15 years ago

nice shot!

bluelaker4
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bluelaker4
15 years ago

Beautiful photo and beautiful poem.

Toni
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15 years ago

I agree, beautiful image and words. Well done, Kym!!

dave
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15 years ago

I love the poem and it really goes with the photo.

I’m just becoming aware of what a good poet you are. It’s no surprise however, as your creativity with the camera is akin to poetry.

Elaine
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15 years ago

Gorgeous!

silverstar98121
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15 years ago

Is there anything you are not good at? Because that is what I will take up. Of course, I probably won’t be any good at it either. Never mind, I’ll stick to my pictures.

Ernie Branscomb
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Ernie Branscomb
15 years ago

It’s very unusual to see tule fog on a hillside, frost, and valley fog in the same photo. I wonder how many people know that? I think that most people know that your phography is unique.

As for your poetry. “Ohhhhhh, Gawwwwwd” It’s good.

mark and tj
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mark and tj
15 years ago

speechless

Kato
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Kato
15 years ago

I can just picture you in this image, surfing the sunlit swells, hair streaming, with your supply of soul. It sustains us, too! Thanks, Kym (for all you find time for).

Jennifer Savage
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15 years ago

Gorgeous! Both the photo and the poem. Thanks, Kym!

Sandi
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15 years ago

Beautiful picture but that poem is gorgeous. You really captured your inner nymph!

nursemyra
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15 years ago

wow! like so many of your photos

eric
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15 years ago

I’m a sucker for photos like this.

sohumborn
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sohumborn
15 years ago

Kym,
You catch the moments that make living here so wonderful.
Thank you.

headwrapper
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headwrapper
15 years ago

Classic. Very nice. Almost like (in my mind) an oriental or maybe Buddhist landscape.
One of my faves.

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