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Comment Code: Seen in <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/group/the_world_through_my_eyes"> The World Through My Eyes </a> preview: Seen in The World Through My Eyes Wed, 27 May 2026 21:42:40 +0000 Wed, 27 May 2026 21:42:40 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/43980/53314110/in/group/31079 tag:ipernity.com,2026-05-04,doc-53314110 Mon, 04 May 2026 19:18:21 +0000 2013-01-19T13:34:56-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (honeyj) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/43980">honeyj</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/43980/53314110/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/41/10/53314110.ef3aecc1.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="146" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Hey bartender. I'll have my usual. <br /> Coming right up.<br /> But no ice, ok?<br /> No?<br /> Something about that word makes my skin crawl, know what I mean?<br /> I do. I totally do.</div> No Ice <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/43980">honeyj</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/43980/53314110/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/41/10/53314110.ef3aecc1.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="146" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Hey bartender. I'll have my usual. <br /> Coming right up.<br /> But no ice, ok?<br /> No?<br /> Something about that word makes my skin crawl, know what I mean?<br /> I do. I totally do.</div> honeyj https://www.ipernity.com/doc/43980/53306888/in/group/31079 tag:ipernity.com,2026-04-26,doc-53306888 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:44:47 +0000 2013-08-22T15:17:58-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (honeyj) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/43980">honeyj</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/43980/53306888/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/68/88/53306888.92d2f5ff.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="70" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Centurion: alert the crew that we are approaching Earth.<br /> Yes, Master.<br /> We'll dock in the middle of that city.<br /> Won't we be spotted? I mean, we're an Arcturan star cruiser.<br /> Have no fear. The new design of our craft is perfect. The humans will never even see us. We'll be. . . invisible.<br /> It is somewhat unconventional, isn't it, master?<br /> You think? The ship was built to look like machinery in one of their many abandoned auto factories. We'll fit right in!<br /> As they say, when in Rome, do as the. . .<br /> Enough of that! We're not going to Rome, Centurion. Not even close.<br /> It's just a figure of speech, Master.<br /> Learn another. And say nice things about Detroit, or. . . <br /> Or what? I mean I do, I do! All the time!</div> . . . Or I&#039;ll Shoot Your Dog <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/43980">honeyj</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/43980/53306888/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/68/88/53306888.92d2f5ff.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="70" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Centurion: alert the crew that we are approaching Earth.<br /> Yes, Master.<br /> We'll dock in the middle of that city.<br /> Won't we be spotted? I mean, we're an Arcturan star cruiser.<br /> Have no fear. The new design of our craft is perfect. The humans will never even see us. We'll be. . . invisible.<br /> It is somewhat unconventional, isn't it, master?<br /> You think? The ship was built to look like machinery in one of their many abandoned auto factories. We'll fit right in!<br /> As they say, when in Rome, do as the. . .<br /> Enough of that! We're not going to Rome, Centurion. Not even close.<br /> It's just a figure of speech, Master.<br /> Learn another. And say nice things about Detroit, or. . . <br /> Or what? I mean I do, I do! All the time!</div> honeyj https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53299536/in/group/31079 tag:ipernity.com,2026-04-15,doc-53299536 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:23:57 +0000 2019-01-31T10:37:29+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Rachel J Bowler) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53299536/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/95/36/53299536.adfddeb3.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Through the mist<br /> You reach,<br /> Before I wake,<br /> Into<br /> The past,<br /> Resting on<br /> Numb acceptance,<br /> Before fading <br /> As quickly<br /> As the hour<br /> Into the years.</div> Daylight <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53299536/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/95/36/53299536.adfddeb3.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Through the mist<br /> You reach,<br /> Before I wake,<br /> Into<br /> The past,<br /> Resting on<br /> Numb acceptance,<br /> Before fading <br /> As quickly<br /> As the hour<br /> Into the years.</div> Rachel J Bowler https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53279104/in/group/31079 tag:ipernity.com,2026-03-22,doc-53279104 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 21:36:01 +0000 2026-01-03T16:06:19+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Rachel J Bowler) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53279104/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/91/04/53279104.323e762c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">You showed me the sunset<br /> On a day you said <br /> Would never end.<br /> I walked across an<br /> Ocean of snow<br /> Barefoot.<br /> I made it to<br /> The edge.<br /> But it was already dark<br /> Before the sunrise<br /> Before the morning star<br /> Obscured the view<br /> Of days already done<br /> Long ago.</div> Already Dark <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53279104/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/91/04/53279104.323e762c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">You showed me the sunset<br /> On a day you said <br /> Would never end.<br /> I walked across an<br /> Ocean of snow<br /> Barefoot.<br /> I made it to<br /> The edge.<br /> But it was already dark<br /> Before the sunrise<br /> Before the morning star<br /> Obscured the view<br /> Of days already done<br /> Long ago.</div> Rachel J Bowler https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53205742/in/group/31079 tag:ipernity.com,2026-01-11,doc-53205742 Sun, 11 Jan 2026 11:56:55 +0000 2026-01-06T14:50:33+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Rachel J Bowler) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53205742/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/57/42/53205742.070d07f5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Leave us in peace, the trees cry out. Kill us not. <br /> The vandal wind has already tried.<br /> When the people arrived, there was<br /> Lamentation, of sorts, for a while, <br /> But most just walked by,<br /> Treading on our bones. <br /> The dead leaves fall, <br /> And keep falling.<br /> Take some to <br /> Write on if you<br /> Will, before<br /> The thunder <br /> Storm <br /> Comes<br /> Once <br /> More.<br /> <br /> Barely alive, kept almost <br /> Freezing, we remain.</div> Wintering <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53205742/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/57/42/53205742.070d07f5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Leave us in peace, the trees cry out. Kill us not. <br /> The vandal wind has already tried.<br /> When the people arrived, there was<br /> Lamentation, of sorts, for a while, <br /> But most just walked by,<br /> Treading on our bones. <br /> The dead leaves fall, <br /> And keep falling.<br /> Take some to <br /> Write on if you<br /> Will, before<br /> The thunder <br /> Storm <br /> Comes<br /> Once <br /> More.<br /> <br /> Barely alive, kept almost <br /> Freezing, we remain.</div> Rachel J Bowler https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53180728/in/group/31079 tag:ipernity.com,2025-12-19,doc-53180728 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 22:33:11 +0000 2025-12-12T17:34:40+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Rachel J Bowler) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53180728/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/07/28/53180728.dbd4b41e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">It was Christmas Eve, babe<br /> In the drunk tank<br /> An old man said to me, "Won't see another one"<br /> And then he sang a song<br /> The Rare Old Mountain Dew<br /> I turned my face away<br /> And dreamed about you.<br /> <br /> Got on a lucky one<br /> Came in eighteen-to-one<br /> I've got a feeling<br /> This year's for me and you<br /> So happy Christmas<br /> I love you, baby<br /> I can see a better time<br /> When all our dreams come true...<br /> <br /> From <b>Fairytale of New York<br /> Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan</b></div> Merry Christmas <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53180728/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/07/28/53180728.dbd4b41e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">It was Christmas Eve, babe<br /> In the drunk tank<br /> An old man said to me, "Won't see another one"<br /> And then he sang a song<br /> The Rare Old Mountain Dew<br /> I turned my face away<br /> And dreamed about you.<br /> <br /> Got on a lucky one<br /> Came in eighteen-to-one<br /> I've got a feeling<br /> This year's for me and you<br /> So happy Christmas<br /> I love you, baby<br /> I can see a better time<br /> When all our dreams come true...<br /> <br /> From <b>Fairytale of New York<br /> Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan</b></div> Rachel J Bowler https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53154154/in/group/31079 tag:ipernity.com,2025-11-19,doc-53154154 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:39:35 +0000 2015-06-24T12:43:32+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Rachel J Bowler) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53154154/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/41/54/53154154.f542a028.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="150" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Grey rocks<br /> Carefully arranged,<br /> The patterns we make<br /> Important to ourselves.<br /> Defiant as a child.<br /> <br /> Behind where I stand<br /> Even higher concrete walls<br /> Have been placed<br /> So that we can enjoy<br /> The view of our<br /> Delusion.<br /> <br /> But no longer<br /> Do we often look.<br /> Standing as far<br /> Back as possible.<br /> <br /> No one tolerates<br /> The storm<br /> Any longer.<br /> <br /> Ignoring the swell<br /> We try to filter out<br /> The noise<br /> Ringing in our ears<br /> From a distance,<br /> Waiting to crash<br /> Into our defences.<br /> It's hard work.<br /> <br /> But the storm<br /> Always finds a way<br /> Somehow.</div> Song of the Sea: Defences <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53154154/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/41/54/53154154.f542a028.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="150" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Grey rocks<br /> Carefully arranged,<br /> The patterns we make<br /> Important to ourselves.<br /> Defiant as a child.<br /> <br /> Behind where I stand<br /> Even higher concrete walls<br /> Have been placed<br /> So that we can enjoy<br /> The view of our<br /> Delusion.<br /> <br /> But no longer<br /> Do we often look.<br /> Standing as far<br /> Back as possible.<br /> <br /> No one tolerates<br /> The storm<br /> Any longer.<br /> <br /> Ignoring the swell<br /> We try to filter out<br /> The noise<br /> Ringing in our ears<br /> From a distance,<br /> Waiting to crash<br /> Into our defences.<br /> It's hard work.<br /> <br /> But the storm<br /> Always finds a way<br /> Somehow.</div> Rachel J Bowler https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53147260/in/group/31079 tag:ipernity.com,2025-11-12,doc-53147260 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 21:03:05 +0000 2025-05-13T16:59:10+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Rachel J Bowler) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53147260/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/72/60/53147260.f856d4af.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Friends and family<br /> Had disappeared<br /> Into the memories<br /> Of seashells<br /> And candyfloss.<br /> Into the notes<br /> Of the music at <br /> The end of the pier.<br /> Into the penny arcade. <br /> Into the sand<br /> Beneath your feet.<br /> Into the heat<br /> Of the day.<br /> Into an ocean<br /> Full of longing.<br /> <br /> Maybe I ran past<br /> You on the beach<br /> Many years ago<br /> With spade in hand,<br /> Towards the end.</div> Song of the Sea: Years <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53147260/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/72/60/53147260.f856d4af.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Friends and family<br /> Had disappeared<br /> Into the memories<br /> Of seashells<br /> And candyfloss.<br /> Into the notes<br /> Of the music at <br /> The end of the pier.<br /> Into the penny arcade. <br /> Into the sand<br /> Beneath your feet.<br /> Into the heat<br /> Of the day.<br /> Into an ocean<br /> Full of longing.<br /> <br /> Maybe I ran past<br /> You on the beach<br /> Many years ago<br /> With spade in hand,<br /> Towards the end.</div> Rachel J Bowler https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53141556/in/group/31079 tag:ipernity.com,2025-11-08,doc-53141556 Sat, 08 Nov 2025 21:12:02 +0000 2024-12-26T13:22:21+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Rachel J Bowler) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53141556/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/15/56/53141556.531bdb90.240.jpg?r2" width="160" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wisdom hides in the mist, imperceptible.<br /> Words flow as cliches, <br /> Images repeated.<br /> Strangers on the same road,<br /> Follow a trail of<br /> Sodden, windswept threads,<br /> Looking for the sound of their own heart.<br /> Some of these words are true.<br /> But none make a difference.</div> Dreamer <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53141556/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/15/56/53141556.531bdb90.240.jpg?r2" width="160" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wisdom hides in the mist, imperceptible.<br /> Words flow as cliches, <br /> Images repeated.<br /> Strangers on the same road,<br /> Follow a trail of<br /> Sodden, windswept threads,<br /> Looking for the sound of their own heart.<br /> Some of these words are true.<br /> But none make a difference.</div> Rachel J Bowler https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53130280/in/group/31079 tag:ipernity.com,2025-11-01,doc-53130280 Sat, 01 Nov 2025 22:05:00 +0000 2023-12-01T14:04:07+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Rachel J Bowler) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53130280/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/02/80/53130280.803880d0.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The soft tread<br /> Of your footsteps<br /> Did not surprise me<br /> That winter's day.<br /> <br /> Disappearing behind trees<br /> The sun made no attempt<br /> To follow.<br /> And you said nothing,<br /> So he conspired<br /> Whilst you made<br /> Fractals.<br /> <br /> It was then,<br /> Without shelter<br /> And far from home,<br /> I began walking<br /> The shadow<br /> Dappled path.<br /> Through the years.</div> Ode to the Frost <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53130280/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/02/80/53130280.803880d0.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The soft tread<br /> Of your footsteps<br /> Did not surprise me<br /> That winter's day.<br /> <br /> Disappearing behind trees<br /> The sun made no attempt<br /> To follow.<br /> And you said nothing,<br /> So he conspired<br /> Whilst you made<br /> Fractals.<br /> <br /> It was then,<br /> Without shelter<br /> And far from home,<br /> I began walking<br /> The shadow<br /> Dappled path.<br /> Through the years.</div> Rachel J Bowler https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53129832/in/group/31079 tag:ipernity.com,2025-11-01,doc-53129832 Sat, 01 Nov 2025 20:56:02 +0000 2024-12-26T14:15:47+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Rachel J Bowler) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53129832/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/98/32/53129832.63902e2d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Compelling.<br /> Intangible.<br /> Still wrapped<br /> In obscurity<br /> After all<br /> These years.<br /> <br /> Es freue sich <br /> Der da atmet <br /> Im rosigten licht.</div> Clarity <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53129832/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/98/32/53129832.63902e2d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Compelling.<br /> Intangible.<br /> Still wrapped<br /> In obscurity<br /> After all<br /> These years.<br /> <br /> Es freue sich <br /> Der da atmet <br /> Im rosigten licht.</div> Rachel J Bowler https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53107106/in/group/31079 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-12,doc-53107106 Sun, 12 Oct 2025 21:27:59 +0000 2024-10-31T13:05:47+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Rachel J Bowler) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53107106/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/71/06/53107106.0ca2aa21.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Chilling to the soul<br /> In their aspect<br /> But of nature<br /> Nonetheless.<br /> Peacefully intriguing<br /> In their reassuring<br /> Order<br /> And disconcerting power.<br /> Absorbing in<br /> Primal fear.</div> Strange Trees <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53107106/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/71/06/53107106.0ca2aa21.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Chilling to the soul<br /> In their aspect<br /> But of nature<br /> Nonetheless.<br /> Peacefully intriguing<br /> In their reassuring<br /> Order<br /> And disconcerting power.<br /> Absorbing in<br /> Primal fear.</div> Rachel J Bowler https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53104958/in/group/31079 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-10,doc-53104958 Fri, 10 Oct 2025 20:03:17 +0000 2018-04-12T14:10:49+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Rachel J Bowler) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53104958/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/49/58/53104958.02d49e82.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">What had lived<br /> In her soul<br /> As an instinct<br /> Was now confirmed.<br /> One day we will all<br /> Walk among the ruins,<br /> With the vague hope<br /> That we will defy <br /> What we see<br /> Before our eyes.<br /> Now shacked to <br /> This knowledge<br /> For a lifetime,<br /> The only thing she could do<br /> Was to keep returning<br /> To stare at the stones.</div> Ruins <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53104958/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/49/58/53104958.02d49e82.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">What had lived<br /> In her soul<br /> As an instinct<br /> Was now confirmed.<br /> One day we will all<br /> Walk among the ruins,<br /> With the vague hope<br /> That we will defy <br /> What we see<br /> Before our eyes.<br /> Now shacked to <br /> This knowledge<br /> For a lifetime,<br /> The only thing she could do<br /> Was to keep returning<br /> To stare at the stones.</div> Rachel J Bowler https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53104920/in/group/31079 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-10,doc-53104920 Fri, 10 Oct 2025 19:36:36 +0000 2012-11-12T18:05:41+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Rachel J Bowler) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53104920/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/49/20/53104920.a0e9533f.240.jpg?r2" width="160" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">At night <br /> The city of stones<br /> Fell into darkness.<br /> It was impossible<br /> To see anything ahead, <br /> Except for an haphazard<br /> Array of lanterns<br /> Moving around<br /> Independently.<br /> Blue, yellow, red.<br /> Few ventured out, and<br /> Those who did used<br /> What they could<br /> To make light,<br /> Only strong enough<br /> To illuminate their<br /> Immediate vicinity.<br /> They navigated by memory<br /> And sense.<br /> No one plotted too far<br /> Ahead<br /> Because they knew how<br /> That had turned out.</div> Lights <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53104920/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/49/20/53104920.a0e9533f.240.jpg?r2" width="160" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">At night <br /> The city of stones<br /> Fell into darkness.<br /> It was impossible<br /> To see anything ahead, <br /> Except for an haphazard<br /> Array of lanterns<br /> Moving around<br /> Independently.<br /> Blue, yellow, red.<br /> Few ventured out, and<br /> Those who did used<br /> What they could<br /> To make light,<br /> Only strong enough<br /> To illuminate their<br /> Immediate vicinity.<br /> They navigated by memory<br /> And sense.<br /> No one plotted too far<br /> Ahead<br /> Because they knew how<br /> That had turned out.</div> Rachel J Bowler https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1021409/53101114/in/group/31079 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-08,doc-53101114 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 19:56:47 +0000 2025-09-07T08:28:01+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1021409">Amelia</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1021409/53101114/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/11/14/53101114.ac1db0bc.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">We are away from the computer on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Enjoy HFF, SC and HBM.</div> Contraflow <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1021409">Amelia</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1021409/53101114/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/11/14/53101114.ac1db0bc.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">We are away from the computer on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Enjoy HFF, SC and HBM.</div> Amelia https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53067928/in/group/31079 tag:ipernity.com,2025-09-04,doc-53067928 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 19:04:48 +0000 2025-08-29T16:31:57+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Rachel J Bowler) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53067928/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/79/28/53067928.9c865a84.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Through the windows of the ruined cathedral<br /> I look towards the rooftops of Victorian houses,<br /> And picture you as a boy, throwing sticks into the canal,<br /> As the sun refracts on the water,<br /> Freezing time for a few seconds.<br /> Then some years later you, as a newlywed, <br /> Are pacing the linoleum floor of your mother’s attic room.<br /> Whilst my mother tries on a new dress,<br /> Bought with ration vouchers.<br /> <br /> Through the smoke, a shopping centre emerges.<br /> The summer breeze cuts through the trees<br /> Towards the church spire in the distance,<br /> Moving on past temples and mosques.<br /> Finally resting on unchanging change.<br /> <br /> As I walk into the new cathedral<br /> I pass by silent hosts of saints and angels<br /> And clouds reflected in a vast window,<br /> Into the gothic fright of pervading quiet,<br /> And a convex curtain of yellow, <br /> Framed in concrete.<br /> <br /> In this place<br /> Underground caves of fire and brimstone<br /> Have been replaced by L shaped corridors<br /> With no doors and windows,<br /> Or exit.<br /> <br /> You have taken so much with you<br /> And I must follow you one day,<br /> Sooner or later.</div> Gothic Fright <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53067928/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/79/28/53067928.9c865a84.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Through the windows of the ruined cathedral<br /> I look towards the rooftops of Victorian houses,<br /> And picture you as a boy, throwing sticks into the canal,<br /> As the sun refracts on the water,<br /> Freezing time for a few seconds.<br /> Then some years later you, as a newlywed, <br /> Are pacing the linoleum floor of your mother’s attic room.<br /> Whilst my mother tries on a new dress,<br /> Bought with ration vouchers.<br /> <br /> Through the smoke, a shopping centre emerges.<br /> The summer breeze cuts through the trees<br /> Towards the church spire in the distance,<br /> Moving on past temples and mosques.<br /> Finally resting on unchanging change.<br /> <br /> As I walk into the new cathedral<br /> I pass by silent hosts of saints and angels<br /> And clouds reflected in a vast window,<br /> Into the gothic fright of pervading quiet,<br /> And a convex curtain of yellow, <br /> Framed in concrete.<br /> <br /> In this place<br /> Underground caves of fire and brimstone<br /> Have been replaced by L shaped corridors<br /> With no doors and windows,<br /> Or exit.<br /> <br /> You have taken so much with you<br /> And I must follow you one day,<br /> Sooner or later.</div> Rachel J Bowler https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53058724/in/group/31079 tag:ipernity.com,2025-08-26,doc-53058724 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 16:17:18 +0000 2025-04-20T16:03:30+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Rachel J Bowler) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53058724/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/87/24/53058724.2a2b9630.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">There may be more...</div> Positive Interlude <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53058724/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/87/24/53058724.2a2b9630.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">There may be more...</div> Rachel J Bowler https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53015982/in/group/31079 tag:ipernity.com,2025-07-14,doc-53015982 Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:05:09 +0000 2025-05-13T16:53:44+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Rachel J Bowler) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53015982/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/59/82/53015982.a4fb71c7.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">In this town,<br /> I lose my way more than once.<br /> Until there is nothing<br /> To lose.<br /> I walk.<br /> I shelter.<br /> With others who do not speak<br /> And I do not speak to.<br /> Steel cuts through the sky.<br /> I breathe in the rain,<br /> Now frequent<br /> In inevitability.<br /> I find the old pier<br /> By accident<br /> In fire charred<br /> Ashes of innocence.<br /> Consumed by the shrieks<br /> Of its fairground past.<br /> I try to climb higher,<br /> To get a better view,<br /> Hoping that sublimity<br /> Will transfigure,<br /> But the stench of<br /> Gaslight overwhelms.<br /> The sea cannot<br /> Heal these wounds.</div> Song of the Sea - Compass <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/53015982/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/59/82/53015982.a4fb71c7.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">In this town,<br /> I lose my way more than once.<br /> Until there is nothing<br /> To lose.<br /> I walk.<br /> I shelter.<br /> With others who do not speak<br /> And I do not speak to.<br /> Steel cuts through the sky.<br /> I breathe in the rain,<br /> Now frequent<br /> In inevitability.<br /> I find the old pier<br /> By accident<br /> In fire charred<br /> Ashes of innocence.<br /> Consumed by the shrieks<br /> Of its fairground past.<br /> I try to climb higher,<br /> To get a better view,<br /> Hoping that sublimity<br /> Will transfigure,<br /> But the stench of<br /> Gaslight overwhelms.<br /> The sea cannot<br /> Heal these wounds.</div> Rachel J Bowler https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/52951006/in/group/31079 tag:ipernity.com,2025-05-30,doc-52951006 Fri, 30 May 2025 20:16:29 +0000 2025-05-13T17:16:08+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Rachel J Bowler) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/52951006/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/10/06/52951006.08c99d87.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Already you are drifting<br /> Too far away<br /> Behind a shimmer<br /> Of black and gold<br /> When I close my eyes<br /> To reach you.<br /> <br /> So when <br /> The morning of<br /> My birthday arrives<br /> I decide to make <br /> The journey<br /> To wander through<br /> The colours of my past.<br /> And ask the sea<br /> To find you once more.</div> Song of the Sea - Birthday <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/52951006/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/10/06/52951006.08c99d87.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Already you are drifting<br /> Too far away<br /> Behind a shimmer<br /> Of black and gold<br /> When I close my eyes<br /> To reach you.<br /> <br /> So when <br /> The morning of<br /> My birthday arrives<br /> I decide to make <br /> The journey<br /> To wander through<br /> The colours of my past.<br /> And ask the sea<br /> To find you once more.</div> Rachel J Bowler https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/52943420/in/group/31079 tag:ipernity.com,2025-05-24,doc-52943420 Sat, 24 May 2025 18:49:04 +0000 2025-05-13T17:43:33+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Rachel J Bowler) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/52943420/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/34/20/52943420.74a4956b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Come away with me, oh human child, to the waters and the wild, with a fairy, hand in hand, for the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.<br /> <br /> <b>W B Yeats</b></div> Song of the Sea <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/racheljb">Rachel J Bowler</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/racheljb/52943420/in/group/31079"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/34/20/52943420.74a4956b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Come away with me, oh human child, to the waters and the wild, with a fairy, hand in hand, for the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.<br /> <br /> <b>W B Yeats</b></div> Rachel J Bowler