Patterns Of Life

Patterns Of Life, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

These cycles spinning, round and round
birth and death, seasons all their own
bring their own joy and sorrow
there's no avoiding the smiles nor tears
there's only today, no real tomorrow
and these comprise our years

Hi y'all

Hi y'all, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Our new medium allows our voices to travel around the world,
and yet we've still got nothing to say.

The controls

The controls, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Control is a illusion, something we try and convince
ourselves we have over the circumstances in life,
when at best we manage to make it through a day

Smoke above

Smoke above, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

The fires are back again,
just when one ends,
another begins...

Ride Free

Ride Free, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Freedom should never be taken for granted,
if you blink it will be gone because others
have taken something you weren't willing to fight for.

Random Nature

Random Nature, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Our lives are filled with patterns,
random instances too...
it's how we interpret them that counts

Near Noon

Near Noon, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

The clock of time never stops,
going round and round,
morning noon and night

I tweet, therefore I am

I tweet, therefore I am, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Technology, it has come to define us...
for the good, and not so good,
built by us, it amplifies our nature
for all the world to see....

Our neon nights

Our neon nights, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

I've been here
for two decades
too long
It's time I was
moving on

Unhappy George

Unhappy George, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

They boldly steal the fruits of labor,
and punish success with recklessness...

Lawmakers have proven they're not to be trusted
and yet, they get reelected time and again...

Until this changes and voters come to their senses,
we will continue decline... making the future bleak indeed

Auto Snap

Auto Snap, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Digital photography just made another leaps thanks to Flickr which decided yesterday to give all users of free accounts one terabyte of storage for their images. 

That's huge.  We should see a proliferation of photos like never before.  Now, more than ever the internet is becoming a visual medium.

It will be interesting on the hardware/software side to see what develops to support the change, and to see what Flickr's competitors do in response.

She glows

She glows, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

All sleek lines
and flash
she glows
and on the road
she goes
fast...

Stuck

Stuck, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

The worlds we make for ourselves just aren't the paradise we make them out to be

Dear John

Dear John, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Our thoughts summed up in words, our feelings too...
all these things that matter and need to be said,
flowing out from heart and soul...

Lay it on me

Lay it on me, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Always having a camera with me makes it so easy to chronicle all the little things in life.

Urban Hastle

Urban Hastle, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

There are moments when you realize you should change directions,
make a change of course and not follow along like everyone else

Our time within

Our time within, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

A world that makes no sense
these confines we place upon ourselves
expectations of confusion and mediocrity
is how we can sum up our time within 

Holding it together

Holding it together, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

The challenges of life overcome by will and determination,
throw in some faith and we're able to hold it together

Shattered dreams

Shattered dreams, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

The disbelief came from giving up,
and letting the world beat you down

Stop Me

Stop Me, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Slow business district
Ben doesn't what to be there
He's enjoying himself
Box Car Coffins and Caskets
Dying old men along on park benches with blankets
Trains race past in the night
Removing bums and beggars from sight
Fifteen miles from his home
A house of studies
Teaching him ancient beliefs to carry through life
Despite his modern facade
His age old wisdom shows through his eyes
Ben's footsteps sounding like rustling leaves
"This is life" he thought, you can't stop me
The intensity of color soon to stop
as Ben opened his eyes...

Door at the end

Door at the end, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Each step brings us closer to our destination
life long dreams awaiting just out of reach
all it takes is patience, focus, determination
for that someday to be ours in which to bask

So much more

So much more, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

This world is what we make it, and so much more. But nothing means more than the love we share with friends and family.

Blue notes

Blue notes, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Politics is a money game
where convictions have a price
and voters are just means
not the ends, nor motivation
for holding sway over a nation

A wave of blue

A wave of blue, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Moving out of the shadows were the possibilities that awaited us.

The glowing forest

The glowing forest, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

From my mountain retreat
they whisper with each
afternoon breeze...

Old peppers

Old peppers, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

The flavor of choice
results depend on
how bold we feel

Set and shadows

Set and shadows, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Across the divide of time
when worlds began to tumble
the past mocked us
laughing at our undoing
one that we'd created
pillars of ego unable to support
eon upon eon of self grandeur and folly

You're all but lost

You're all but lost, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

When you give up
when you stop chasing dreams
when you let passion fade
when life becomes just another day...
You're all but lost

Don't give up
keep going
dream new dreams
live, love, share, learn
be

ok glass

ok glass, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

It's an era of big change
the world reshaped
right before our very eyes

You went away

You went away, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

You went away
the world became cold
a void without life
and tearful reminders
echoed in silence

Dream

Dream, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Tis better to make our dreams come true,
than to sit around and think of things that might have been...