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Prophecy

                              

One day the Earth will be
just a blind space turning,
night confused with day.
Under the vast Andean sky
there'll be no more mountains,
not a rock or ravine.

Only one balcony will remain
of all the world's buildings,
and of the human mappa mundi,
limitless sorrow.
In place of the Atlantic Ocean,
a little saltiness in the air,
and a fish, flying and magical
with no knowledge of the sea.

In a car of the 1900's (no road
for it's wheels) three girls 
of that time, pressing onwards
like ghosts in the fog.
They'll peer through the door
thinking they're nearing Paris
when the odor of the sky
grips them by the throat.

Instead of a forest
there'll be one bird singing,
which nobody will ever place,
or prefer, or even hear.
Except for God, who listening out,
proclaims it is a goldfinch.

- Jules Supervielle

Translated from the French by Moniza Alvi

Textures: "Storm texture" by clive sax, "scanned transparent paper" by adamned.art, textured background by moosebite and "august3" by JoesSistah.  


   

Taken in: United States / Oregon / West Linn / Sunset (show map)

Taken on: May 2, 2010

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Camera: Canon EOS 50D, f/4.0, 1/200 sec, 47mm, ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 50D
Lens:	EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	47mm
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS4 Macintosh
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