I've has just enough time to... not wait for the dragon boat
Still waiting for the dragon boat to come to shore in the Jade Emperor Temple, Surabaya, Indonesia
I waited
For the
Dragon Boat to come
And take
me away
But I
waited too long
Under
the motionless cloud
And
faded rainbow
The
Dragon Boat never come to my shore
For I
had waited too long…
And I
can do nothing now
But wait
some more
For I
had invested too much of my youth
For it
not to come true…
So I
must wait a little longer
And can
do nothing but wait
For the
Dragon boat
To come
to my shore
I wandered into this old Jade Emperor Chinese temple
in my visit to the China town of Surabaya, Indonesia. In the upstairs balcony,
I discovered an old faded but beautiful relief wall painting in cheerful
blue. In it under was a vast sea and a dragon boat coming to shore under a
rainbow, cloud and the palace of heaven. A man was sitting forlornly on a long wooden
bench in front of the faded scene. I don’t know but to me it was a very
poignant scene of time losing its purpose.
To take me to the Valley of Peach Blossom
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I will be going to Surabaya, Indonesia end of the coming week. It is only for two working days so I don’t expect to be able to get any new shots but will try. It reminded me of my last trip there in 2010 so I dug up some old photos I’ve taken of the place to share with you. I stopped by in Surabaya in my trip to climb the famous Mount Bromo during that trip.
Rajagiri
Nice picture.. Have a great weekend dear friend
Teresa Teixeira
Cool picture and poem! :)
Wish you a good trip to Surabaya! Maybe we can see some photos from there...
ineedathis 56 minutes ago
Such a great candid shot Thou!
I hope you use your time well and enjoy your trip,
have a wonderful weekend.
oola *
oooh the remark you have made under this photo... omg... it knocks me over... breathless
and the photo was (I thought) enough just as it is... it is incredible also...
the perfect "destination" (is it the peach blossom valley?)... a dream overlooking reality...
oohhh Thou San... this one just blows me away
oola *
thinking about his life while he waits.... youtu.be/R96jRnBYymU this is an expressive song as only Nina Simone can deliver... life... while one waits....
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Have a Good Trip!! :-)
ineedathis
Beautiful artwork my friend!
oola *
youtu.be/Yxz81DtK_9k could not resist posting this song... smiles..
should have posted Lotte Lenya singing it... for she is the one who sang it in Weil's production...but she is singing in German only... but Ute throws some English in there... so you get her version, which is excellent... good luck in Surabaya... don't break any hearts there
Patricia Speck
Very artistic and beautifully done
Onasill
Beautifully create Thou and always a great follow up
狂野的男人
This is a beautiful dream.
ReplyDeletebloodybee
excellent composition
Vicky Bella
Very powerful photo and text.
henrhyde (gill)
Beautiful presentation with this image -- great words-- inspiring work
Patricia Speck
Excellent image and presentation. Love the poem that goes with it so well too.
Your work is unique and very beautiful.
Onasill 10 hours ago
Exceptioal view. A marvel of an image...kudos
狂野的男人
Sometime in life, we can't wait , we have to make our own dragon boat .
Geo_grafics
He sure adds some mighty fine perspective !
Sweet work ;)
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geweldig!
AlexNegoda
Very nice shot! Well done!
Rebecca Ang
Lovely and fitting text for this image. And the guy in the frame adds to the narrative in this shot. Beautifully captured and conveyed!
BlueLunarRose
A beautiful story-telling photo, love the composition, and beautiful words, it's like a visualization of his own dreams and imagination, wonderful work!!
Have a lovely and safe trip!
vignettes_IND
Looks like a page out of a fable....wonderful!
ana_lee_smith
A most evocative presentation of words & image, thou. I'm interpreting the Dragon Boat as death for which the old man waits.
And until I read your tag 'old man' I thought him a sculpture ...the man, bench, table, chair, props, all of it an art piece complimenting the beautiful mural. Unless you tell me otherwise I can't help but see it that way *~*
Thanks for the amazing Nina Simone video!
娜 娜☂Nana
Very strong poem ... I love this mood ...so touching.
我覺得就像親情、愛情一樣..愛要及時! 愛就要大聲說~
See you soon...San : )
Steve Taylor (Photography)
Such a beautiful picture
oola *
wish I could fav this twice
october blue
Excellent candid photo .....poignant and evocative !
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lovely fairytale story - Mount Bromo at sunrise,,,, such good memories! I love Surabaya, the city is kind of special to me!
ShambLady
enjoy your trip!!!!!
ana_lee_smith
Love the legend. Enjoy your return visit to Surabaya.
Only you observed the 2 wreaths, thou. It is my guess they represent 2 bodies in the tomb..... which was so aged & coated in algae if there ever was any inscriptions they are no longer visible.
娜 娜☂Nana
Gorgeous artwork and fantastic story......
october blue
Lovely artwork ...and a wonderful photo and narrative ! Places of happiness and contentment like the Peach Blossom Valley are very elusive to find ....but it is in man's nature to endlessly yearn and search for them . Well done .