WATERMARK

I looked up surreal on Wikipedia. Wow. I could do anything.

But this will have to do (for Collage Obsession):

This one is for 4 X 4 Friday, Sprite. I did try to do a happy pretty faerie one. Really. I did. It's just not in me.

I have a poem (an old poem) to go with this:

i ask for a dream to answer the question
i dream of a seal    an affectionate seal
it wants to be in the house with the women

it slips through the door like water

the seal is blue . . . mottled . . . purple and gold
it's the swimming colors of oil on water

one of the women who lives in the house
does not want the seal inside with the women

the seal stands up in the room like a woman
like a woman    she walks on the shore

the seal is innocent  the seal is a blessing
the seal is unguarded and fearless but shy

she drifts through my dream like water

she can swim    in the depths    she can surface

her fur is thick and sleek and dense
her fur is her skin of oil and colors
the deep black-blue and purple of ink
and the gold foil of secrets and vows

the seal glides through my mind like water

the seal is a sylph    a cipher    a bond
the seal is a veil       consummation

the seal is an answer to every question
she circles my dream like water

And finally, some cautionary Written Words for The Three Muses:

The reportage is from The Next Web; go there for more detail and advice.

Images are linked to flickr, where you will find full credits and larger images.