The Sound of the Sea
The sea awoke at midnight from its sleep,
And round the pebbly beaches far and wide
I heard the first wave of the rising tide
Rush onward with uninterrupted sweep;
A voice out of the silence of the deep,
A sound mysteriously multiplied
As of a cataract from the mountain’s side,
Or roar of winds upon a wooded steep.
So comes to us at times, from the unknown
And inaccessible solitudes of being,
The rushing of the sea-tides of the soul;
And inspirations, that we deem our own,
Are some divine foreshadowing and foreseeing
Of things beyond our reason or control.
== Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Wonderful photo, especially with the early morning light.
The Sluice Box
August 2, 2010 at 1:07 am
Glad you like it Aaron – the original shot didn’t look very good at all – but I saw some potential in it. Topaz Adjust and then more tweeking and it came out pretty good, I think. Thanks for stopping by.
sorrentolens
August 2, 2010 at 7:02 am
Nice shot!
digitalphotoalbum
August 13, 2010 at 2:31 pm
Really peaceful image and the poem by Longfellow certainly conveyed your effect of this photo.
Preston
August 22, 2010 at 7:34 am
Lovely scene.
gerryrosser
November 20, 2010 at 10:03 am