A poem I wrote: What does darkness mean to me?

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

06/10/2005 11:25:13 AM · #1

What does darkness mean to me?

Darkness is all about absence.
An absence of light, yes.
But darkness to me is much more than that;
Darkness is an absence of that which I love â��
Of familiar friendships and laughter-filled hours;
Of sunshine and people and flowers;
Of exotic journeys and exciting experiences;
Of the opportunity to learn something new;
Of the smell of coffee, baked bread and my favourite perfume;
Of the taste of bitter-sweet chocolate and mangoes
Of the sound of birdsong,
the beat of the music,
the gurgling of a stream;
Of the feel of hands clasping my hands
And soft lips upon my own;
What does darkness mean to me?
Above all, darkness is an absence of love;
And an absence of life.

Kavita Favelle

Canon EOS-60D

06/10/2005 11:29:10 AM · #2

Very beautiful and philosophical... I'm impressed!! :o)

06/10/2005 11:29:47 AM · #3

Thanks, Laurie.
I wrote it just now, in response to the question asked in the description for the Darkness challenge - What does darkness mean to you?

GoldBerry

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

06/10/2005 11:43:48 AM · #4

Thanks for sharing :-) The idea that darkness represents an absence of life is noteworthy. Personally, as I'm scared to death (no pun intended) of the dark so for me the darkness has a more tangible presence than most people! lol

Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM

06/10/2005 11:56:53 AM · #5

I'm scared of the dark too... when I was a kid I used to tie my school tie around my wardrobe door handles just incase... but this fear isn't strong enough to be classified as a phobia so it's not too bad.

I'm glad it was insightful.

Skip

Canon EOS-1D X

06/10/2005 12:02:17 PM · #6

Originally posted by Kavey:

I'm scared of the dark too... when I was a kid I used to tie my school tie around my wardrobe door handles just incase...

whoo-hoo, k! i guess you were part of the target market for 'monsters, inc.' ;-)

nice work, thanks for sharing!

glad2badad

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Lensbaby Sweet 35 Optic

06/10/2005 12:06:25 PM · #7

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Message edited by author 2005-06-10 13:02:20.

Strikeslip

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

06/10/2005 12:47:58 PM · #8

Great poem Kavey, I think it works well for the 'absence' side description of this challenge. My submission captures several particular absences which are important to me, as well as some presences. So many possibilities in this challenge, I think it'll be very interesting to see the submissions, I'm pretty excited about it!

brianlh

Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

06/10/2005 01:16:08 PM · #9

Originally posted by Kavey:

Of the sound of birdsong,

Does this mean I can submit my birds shot for the darkness challenge too?

;)

In all seriousness, nice poem and thank you for sharing it.

edit: the sad thing is that i don't even have a birds shot, so i don't know what i'm talking about :(

Message edited by author 2005-06-10 13:16:39.

Sigma 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Macro

06/10/2005 01:21:09 PM · #10

LOL
Hey now I'm curious about what that missing post, above, said!
Thanks folks...

And how exactly does one show the ABSENCE of birdsong in a photo? I guess you could show a bird with it's beak taped shut but... I'm thinking it wouldn't score too well! ;o)

Sonda

Canon EOS-20D

06/10/2005 01:56:36 PM · #11

Awesome poem, Kavey. Thank you for sharing. It speaks to me :)

I really love good poetry and there is another short poem about darkness which I would like to share, (hope you like it)

Heart Of Light

"Don't be afraid of the Darkness, hence the light is resting there.

In absence of darkness, the stars will not be seen !

Don't be afraid of the darkness, hence the light is resting there.

Don't be afraid of the darkness, which carries the heart of light"

Erik Blomberg (Swedish Poet)

If anyone have some more good poems about darkness, I would love to hear them :)

Bear_Music

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Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

06/10/2005 02:06:36 PM · #12

That's very nicely done, Kavey.

Robt.