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Painting Pictures

I cannot paint a picture,

Except perhaps with words.

They fail me too

Now and again.

Sometimes I cannot describe

A scene of great beauty.

I can only explain

How it feels to see it.

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Words by Mary Larter

Photograph by Andre van Rooyen

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My Son

Small hand explores my face

Tiny finger brushes my lashes

Soft child’s breath on my cheek

As we lie side by side

Your smile melts my heart

Undeniable similarity, yet worlds apart

So much him, and yet all your own. (more…)

Questions

Will my soul soar again,

above the shadow clouds?

Does one wake from this cold?

The journey through the dark seems unending

A fragile whisper – almost dawn

the heart must believe in light yet unseen.

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*Words by Sally-Jane Cameron

*Photograph by Andre van Rooyen

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An Odious Ode to Public Facebook Lovery

colorsRoses are red

Violets are gorgeous

Reading your wall posts

Makes me feel nauseous

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*Photograph by Andre van Rooyen

*Words by Wayne Kallis

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I Will Wait

abakhosi_sunriseIn silent depths
At the edge of a promise
my soul must rest
learning the art of solitude
let the sadness be,
walk, lie, rise with it.
The fragile whisper of tomorrow.

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*Photograph by Andre van Rooyen

*Words by Sally-Jane Cameron

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Andre van Rooyen

AndreAndre van Rooyen: Photographer

“Photographer, Engineer, Geek. A friend once asked me, “Desert island. You can only have one book. Which book?” I replied without hesitation, “A blank one and a pen, please. Everything else is history.”  The past is just a bread-crumb trail of what’s gone. The future? Now that’s exciting!”

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