Stars & Stillness
Recently I got out under the stars with my good friend Larryn (Shadow & Shade). He helped me guess some settings on my Hasselblad; we had chippies, ginger beer, and good chats; and in the dead of the night we sat in deep, reverent silence while looking up at the stars. I thought about how I am so hyper-connected as I walk through my life, and how even though I am aware of that, it seems so difficult to make time to actually dis-connect from all of that information and stimuli. It was so refreshing. I sat down and wrote some reflections in the weeks following, and this poem came out of those words.
shot by me: Hasselblad 500cm on Ektar 100 film
I am still, completely still,
the world spins on.
I am still, slowly fading.
The night rises, like the blanket I pull over my chest,
as I stare up into the invisible vortex of stars.
She is still, she is always moving.
Am I a passenger, or an observer?
As I feel the extent of my small-ness under her majesty,
The distance and close-ness of it all,
The symphony of stars - dying and birthing to another time signature than this,
I take a breath, and participate in the divine.
I am still.
go check out Larryn’s incredible work: www.shadowandshade.co.nz // @shadowandshadenz
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