Portrait: “L’Apres-midi d’un Faune”

Surrounded,
Framed in leafy green,
Foraging the foliage,
Startled, sensing she was not alone,
Warned by wafting air
of danger near,
Beware!

Hidden,
Waiting for the frame,
I spied in silent awe,
Inwardly, I laughed my nervous laughter
I, the unobserved observer,
I, poet behind my lens
Frozen.

Hesitation,
Our eyes lock,
Access granted,
She, naïveté epitome,
Trusting babe in untamed woods,
Watching as I watch,
Communion.

Saddened
I, that other eyes
behind their view glass,
May, one day, catch her blinded, unaware,
Unmoved by beauty,
Choosing, in its stead,
Destruction.

Hopeful,
though, this fawn
will older, wiser be,
Equipped with knowing guile, agility,
Today, she poses,
Just for me,
Masterpiece

After a long hiatus, I return to Studio30+ with a poem inspired by these photographs, and the Photo Friday prompt “Portrait”.  I include the Studio 30+ prompt: “I laughed my nervous laughter.”

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8 Comments on “Portrait: “L’Apres-midi d’un Faune””

1. Gorgeous picture and gorgeous words to express the moment. Vocabulary choice is spot on and lets your reader dive right into that moment. I’d like to bit a favourite bit, but I loved it all.

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   • Thank you!

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2. This was BEAUTIFUL.

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   • Thank you…it took my breath away when I came upon this magnificently lovely creature. And for a change, I had my camera ready. Thank you for your comment.

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3. Lovely words and lovely image.

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   • Thanks, Tara.

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4. HI Joanne,
   this was gorgeous. So many lines took my breath away and left me with the thought that innocence (and youth) we have the world at our feet but then as we gain experience and of course knowledge leaving that innocence is sad. We all want to “grow up” but it costs us the daydreams.

   What a gorgeous picture to help tell this story.
   SO glad to have you back at Studio30. 🙂

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   • Thank you, Kir. It’s been a busy time, and I appreciate your comment more than you know.

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