Stillness
Butterfly Mandala
Tangled Thoughts
The Cliff
A Mind at War
I feel it as each day is stolen. Gone.
The promise of tomorrow is a lie.
That’s why I’m running…
I still hunger
and now I am homeless within
I exist.
In the eyes of others
I am probably
a wayward adult,
without the child’s tears,
once so effective
to cleanse my sins
a morning adrift, a day ashore, an evening endless
somehow productive and destructive,
the edge draws me nearer
I feel for those I cherish
as their concern is wasted on me
Mine is an obsession… relentless,
their care becomes a fuel,
that I now steal,
knowing my hunger ignores it’s appetite’s consequences
I am a mind at war
Walk the Wolf 
April 13th, 2013 at 12:56 am
Superb compositions & imagery.
April 13th, 2013 at 10:16 am
Thanks for taking the time to look and read elmediat. I really appreciate your comment.
May 1st, 2013 at 11:59 am
Joe if you’re still interested in reviewing Jagged Little Edges I’d love to send you the Arc.
May 1st, 2013 at 12:13 pm
Thank you Lorelie. I look forward to it.
April 13th, 2013 at 10:58 pm
I recognize a portion of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia in the second image. Hauntingly beautiful work!
April 13th, 2013 at 11:19 pm
Thank you Gina, for observing and taking the time to comment. Gaudi is one of my favourites!
April 21st, 2013 at 6:21 pm
Beautiful collages! I love Gaudi too!
April 21st, 2013 at 6:28 pm
Gaudi was so twisted. Fearless. Gotta love that! Thank you for commenting.
April 29th, 2013 at 7:45 pm
Just found you – absolutely love your imagery, the connections and overlays and combinations are wonderful, thank you for the inspiration.
April 29th, 2013 at 8:19 pm
Thank you! We both get inspiration from this beautiful country. I’m glad to be following you.
May 1st, 2013 at 9:40 am
Thank you for reading my blog. What beautiful work you do — I love it!
May 1st, 2013 at 10:12 am
Thank you Aimee. Sadly, we share a sorrow. Your honesty is inspiring. I hope you have a gentle day.
May 3rd, 2013 at 12:59 am
Amazing work, I’m glad you stumbled upon a post of mine so that I could come here. The last image and the second stanza of the poem… wow! Be aware, I might steal that “within” thingy you’ve done there 🙂 Cheers!
May 3rd, 2013 at 7:51 am
I too am glad I stumbled Irina and if you ever find yourself “homeless within” feel free to use 🙂
May 3rd, 2013 at 4:13 pm
That’s good to know 🙂 But I tell you, one day I will start building a castle there. After all, we’re more or less talking about the air, right?
May 3rd, 2013 at 6:52 am
Thank You for stopping by my blog. I really like your work
May 3rd, 2013 at 7:54 am
My pleasure and thank you too.
May 3rd, 2013 at 8:20 am
Wonderful quality poetry! Will post on http://johndwmacdonald.com
May 3rd, 2013 at 8:32 am
Thanks John, for taking the time to read. I’ll visit soon.
May 3rd, 2013 at 8:49 am
You are a true and very sensitive poet. Do you know Brain Looney ReclusePoet. I recommend his work to you. I think you may like it. Blessings! John
May 3rd, 2013 at 2:54 pm
Very kind of you John! I had a look at Brian’s work and he is great (we are both from Albuquerque!) Thanks for telling me about him. Stay well.
May 6th, 2013 at 10:57 am
your collages really draw me in – wonderful compositions and imagery
May 6th, 2013 at 4:56 pm
Thank you Pam. i really enjoyed “Through the Jelly Jar” too. Some beautiful images textures and writing!
May 7th, 2013 at 11:48 am
Wonderful artwork!
June 11th, 2013 at 9:15 am
Thank you!
May 9th, 2013 at 12:05 pm
Wow… your artwork is riveting…
May 9th, 2013 at 12:14 pm
Thank you Susan. We share the journey…
May 9th, 2013 at 8:37 pm
Your work is nothing short of amazing, my jaw is still open.
May 9th, 2013 at 9:14 pm
Thank you Mark. We both love photography and Photoshop! I look forward to seeing more of your beautiful HDR images.
May 10th, 2013 at 12:18 pm
I really enjoy “The Cliff”. You have a very unique eye for design. Keep it up!
May 10th, 2013 at 1:05 pm
Thank you Elizabeth. Sometimes we are drawn to the darkness! I loved your site, especially the photograph of the bonsai tree, a beautiful living sculpture.
May 14th, 2013 at 1:59 am
I am really appreciative that you took the time to look through some of my own photography. I love trying to capture the unique features that can be found in nature that almost seem surreal. I enjoy your work and how you meld together aspects of nature and seem to create a mesmerizing dream world. Very captivating.
May 10th, 2013 at 1:59 pm
Really incredible colors. They’re all so alive. Thanks for sharing.
May 10th, 2013 at 2:15 pm
My pleasure and thank you for taking the time to comment. I enjoyed the writing on your site immensely.
May 16th, 2013 at 9:44 am
Beautiful, beautiful imagery-they are all so haunting-my favorite is the last image-I can hear the water and the birds-I love your work!
May 16th, 2013 at 5:13 pm
Thank you! I really appreciate your generous comments and grateful you spent time with the images.
May 21st, 2013 at 5:09 pm
Beautiful and intriguing set of images. Thankyou, Tony
May 21st, 2013 at 5:12 pm
Thank you for spending the time Tony and commenting. I appreciate it.
June 4th, 2013 at 3:23 am
Stunning images!
Thanks for stopping by my blog! 🙂
June 5th, 2013 at 1:59 pm
Thank you Craig. Your images are beautiful. I am looking forward to spending more time on your site.
June 28th, 2013 at 4:27 pm
Missing your creativity, Joe… How are you?
June 28th, 2013 at 5:10 pm
Hi Anne, so nice of you to think of me! I’ve been working on a project for 3 months 😦 It is driving me insane and I am thinking of letting it all go to follow my passion. life should be inspired and simple. I have been taking lots of photographs for my next series of collages. Thank you for asking. I hope you are staying well. x
July 30th, 2013 at 12:10 am
I feel very glad you enjoyed my work.
Congratulations for your beautiful work and sensitivity!
Many thanks!
July 30th, 2013 at 5:43 am
My pleasure Julio and thank you for visiting.
August 1st, 2013 at 5:04 pm
Is this edited with Adobe? Pretty technical.
August 1st, 2013 at 6:17 pm
Yes Paul, with Photoshop. You have beautiful photography on your site. Well done!
September 15th, 2013 at 3:14 pm
I feel drawn into each image in some strange yet beautiful way, I love them all but stillness seems to draw me into the calmness I feel when I look into the scene. Thanks Joe, Sending you love and big hugs xx Joedi xxx
November 30th, 2013 at 9:43 am
Thanks Joedi! I really appreciate your comments. Sorry for the late reply 🙂 and thanks for the love and hugs xo
February 16th, 2014 at 7:50 pm
Thanks for visiting my blog and liking my post, Joe. I have really enjoyed your blog, one of the joys of blogging is coming across interesting material that I never would have accessed. Pleasure to follow you. Take care.
February 16th, 2014 at 9:48 pm
My pleasure and thank you for your kind words. It is great having this medium to publish to.
February 25th, 2014 at 2:09 pm
Thank you for liking “Long Exposure Photography.” I like your great Photoshop work in this post, and the unsettling quality of “A Mind at War” makes it an interesting poem to read. Nice work! 🙂
February 25th, 2014 at 6:06 pm
Thank you Arlene, you have beautiful images on your site. I am a huge fan of rocks! Also, your long exposure photography is wonderful. I am following you now!
February 26th, 2014 at 12:47 pm
Thank you for your kind comments and for following my blog. I like interesting rock formations too, and I hope to keep finding great images to share with you and everyone else who visits and follows my blog. 🙂
March 3rd, 2014 at 4:55 pm
Nice work.
March 3rd, 2014 at 5:17 pm
Thanks Bryan. I love the art on your site.
March 4th, 2014 at 12:58 am
Thanks
April 28th, 2014 at 3:42 am
Your work is absolutely beautiful… all of it!
April 28th, 2014 at 8:24 am
That’s very kind of you Shirley. I like the rhythm/rhyme pattern in your poem “Broken”. Thank you!
May 8th, 2014 at 6:10 am
Very nice poem and illustrations! Many thanx for visiting my blog. Peace.
May 8th, 2014 at 8:42 am
Thanks Loujen and thanks for sharing your work.