friend

Come back, will you,
you-dragging your shadow.
Blinded by the white light
your shadow weighs a ton.
Haven't you been told?
Only your fight can feed your soul...

You won't be lost
won't be hurt
won't be left out in the dark...
We won't be
slipping off the edge
hanging by the thread...
We have a purpose
we fight on for you....

Let's fight this,
not being told
when to fold...
Let's not hear
another nay
so long as
the white light fades away.

Thank you, kids.

Recently, I had the opportunity to shoot (photographs of) kids at a painting competition. This photograph from that shoot finished among the "Honorable Mentions" of a photo contest. I suppose i owe them kids one. Happy Children's Day.


Update2: Here's the photograph

RIP Michael Crichton

I just read that this best-selling author (and film maker?) who happened to be one of my favorite authors at one time died unexpectedly in LA. He fought a courageous and private battle against cancer. His best known work...

The Andromeda Strain (1969)
The Terminal Man (1972)
The Great Train Robbery (1975)
Eaters of the Dead (1976)
Congo (1980)
Sphere (1987)
Jurassic Park (1990)
Rising Sun (1992)
Disclosure (1994)
The Lost World (1995)
Airframe (1996)
Twister: The Original Screenplay (1996)
Timeline (1999)
Prey (2002)
State Of Fear (2004)
Next (2006)

Rest in peace, Mr. Crichton.