Stunning Irish photographer Meticulous Mick and I have come together to provide this little number for you.
I first heard of his collaborative spirit when my lovely blogger pal Sheila Hurst teamed up with MM to create Pavement and Paint.
It’s not hard to be inspired by his ridiculously beautiful photos, so he sent me a couple of photos to work with. While they were both absolutely breathtaking, I found “Faded Colour” irresistible.
I thought of this boat as a breathing person, a woman neither young nor old, with doubts and desires. My mind went into a frenzy and I scribbled for a few minutes to create this random something.
I’m not a poet, so call it what you like.
Be sure to get your butt over to Meticulous Mick’s collaborations page if you want to team up.
WHEN I AM ME, I AM FREE
I could be smooth and new like them
Gliding along the sea in some infinite breeze
Without feelings, without pain
Like porcelain dolls never fazed by the rain
But, I am me
Weathered, chipped, and a little faded
I’m not expensive or high-maintenance
I’m a bargain with my colorful simplicity
Because I have traveled
Across the vastness of life
I remain lovely and bright
Sailing through the dark and the light
My generosity has carried so many souls
And they have guided me in the right direction
I have known life in all of its exquisite ways
Beneath me in the water, above me in the sky, inside of my earthly body
All of it made me real and alive
They made me beautiful
These journeys across the endless sea
When I am me, I am free
Britt Skrabanek 
That is just lovely Britt, really like it. Fantastic. I will reblog this on my own site and hope you get many a visitor. Have a great weekend, MM 🍀
Thanks, MM! Your pic was just lovely, so it was easy to be inspired. Such a pleasure working with you.
😎🍀😃💚
Beautiful, Britt. Lovely pairing with the photo and poetry.
Thanks so much, Naomi! It was a beautiful masterpiece to work with.
Reblogged this on meticulousmick and commented:
The latest collaboration is with Britt who provided words to an image I had sent her. Not just words, but beautiful prose. Please take time out to read this as it is simply enchanting, gorgeous and then why not check out more of Britt’s work.
My next collaboration will be with an old favourite, so just stay tuned. 🍀
Very nice poem and photo.
Thank you kindly.
Gorgeous poetry. I found you through Meticulous Mick – what a great idea for a collaboration! It’s nice to meet you. 🙂
Thanks, Linda! So lovely to meet you. : )
Damn fine job for not being a poet Britt. On my way to Mick’s place now. Paz.
Thanks, honey. It was easy to play poet with such a beautiful photo to work with.
I’m not sure. I thought about whether I could write ‘to’ a photo, and decided it would be hard. I really liked the image you choose, and I doubted I would have been so emotive in an interpretation. You seem to be in the flow Britt.
Britt, that was a beautiful interpretation of the picture of the boat. I love the way you used the boat as a metaphor for our own lives…the title leaves no doubt! Great ekphrastic collaboration! (Ekphrastic = putting words to an image).
Glad it translated so well. And, thank you for translating ekphrastic. I blinked several times to make sure I was reading that correctly. : )
Yes, strangely, this word is not well known even though a number of people do it (combining words with their paintings or photographs).
BTW, thank you so much for following my blog; it’s much appreciated.
This is fabulous, Britt!
“But, I am me
Weathered, chipped, and a little faded”—I particularly loved that, because that’s how I’m starting to feel, and I’m completely fine with that. 🙂
Thanks, lovey! I feel the same way. : )
Beautiful words for a beautiful image.
Thanks so much for your kind words.
Beautiful! I love the part about carrying the souls that guide her and how so much life makes her more alive. Thanks for the mention – I’m just glad you two found each other because this is really so beautiful.
Thank you, honey. It felt really good to let it out with the help of MM’s awesome photo.
This is absolutely beautiful, Britt (and it made me a bit teary!)
Aw, shucks! (Passing you a virtual tissue for your sniffles.)
What a fantastic idea and this collaboration led to a really memorable moment in my day. Lovely photo. Lovely poem.
Awesome. Glad to be a part of such a day.