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Journey to the Heart, a poem (89800031), originally uploaded by Shutterhack.

Journey to the Heart

Wonderful, long-held secrets abound in your heart
They patiently await you
Open the door
Enter with honesty, and
trust whatever that honesty brings

Discover, unwrap
the many unopened presents
awaiting you at your heart’s door
Take them inside
Open them
Allow the love they contain to grow

Rediscover the many gifts of love
that have filled your heart
throughout your lifetime
Revel in their beauty
Live in their promise
that once a gift of love has been given
It is always with you

Love is what we all come back to
For some of us, it has taken longer
to realize that love is
what we really are

For some of us
our entire journey in life
has been about discovering the secrets
that lie buried deep in the cave of our hearts

It’s not a long journey, really
when you’re ready
The heart requires no reservations
to visit what it holds
Getting there can be as simple as
floating on a lotus blossom
on the still waters of your soul

By Don Iannone, a poet and a very precious friend
May 3, 2008.

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Gears: Nikon FM2 and Nikon Nikkor 50mm F/1.8 AFD lens on Fujifilm Velvia 100F (RVP100F)
Location: Marang fishing village, Terengganu, Malaysia
Processing: None, just some digital ICE (dust removing) during the film scanning

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A Seasoned Life (DSC_7949), originally uploaded by Shutterhack.

A Seasoned Life
by Hazelmarie Elliott
June 16,1951, Columbus, Ohio

I've sang on springtime's sweetest morning,
enjoyed the whispering of summer's breeze,
danced upon a new day's dawning,
frolicked in the twilight's eve.

I've felt the sun upon my shoulders,
laughed, when raindrops touched my brow,
felt the tide of sea surround me,
slept beneath the oakened bough.

I've felt time, and all its passing,
known life's passion, and known its pain,
realized each season's ending,
suffered losses, and relished gain.

I've felt the warmth of kisses glowing,
saw the light of love within,
shared the dreams of youthful yearning,
yearned for my youth, to live again.

I've felt sadness, in shadow's falling,
cried bitter tears as twilight fell,
felt life's joy, and felt life's anguish,
lived days of heaven, lived days of hell.

I've sang on days of autumn's splendor,
fell beneath winter's frosty spell,
remembered now, with heart a'burning,
those seasons past.....I loved them well.

Gears: Nikon D50 and AF-S Zoom-Nikkor ED 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX (kit-lens)
Location: Merang Beach, Setiu, Terengganu, Malaysia
Processing: Desaturation, Toning, PSCS2

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