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Abstract: Volcanic Eruption

Abstract:  Volcanic Eruption
Note: Created from graffiti photographed in Los Angeles, CA

Amidst clouds of smoke
And pyroclastic rivers
A new day awakes.

Like the morning dawn
The sky shimmers and glows with
Red luminescence.

Ash coats and lava
From volcanic eruptions
Renew the Earth’s face.

Fuji's sacred fires
That both destroy and create
Sustain life's cycle.


©2024 – William Sutherland

Hannes Gamse, Léopold, The Limbo Connection, Erhard Bernstein and 61 other people have particularly liked this photo


52 comments - The latest ones
 Esther
Esther club
Abstract,, yet it conveys the message.
9 months ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Remarquable et excellent partage très élaboré
et bien accompagné avec ce remarquable poème.
Bon dimanche..
9 months ago.
William Sutherland club has replied to Malik Raoulda club
Thank you Malik and best wishes for Ramadan!
9 months ago. Edited 9 months ago.
 Marije Aguillo
Marije Aguillo club
Precioso. Parece una estampa japonesa. Con el sol saliendo por donde debe, lo que es de agradecer en estos tiempos.
9 months ago.
 Steve Bucknell
Steve Bucknell club
Taking great inspiration from a detail in the graffiti you conjure Fuji so well, and the haiku enhance the image beautifully.
9 months ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Thank you Esther, Malik, Marije, and Steve!
9 months ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Da hast du wieder ein sehr schönes Kunstwerk entdeckt lieber William :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Sonntag,liebe Grüße Güni :))
9 months ago.
 Makrofan
Makrofan club
Ein tolles Kunstwerk - sehr schön in Szene gesetzt! Danke für die Informationen!
9 months ago.
 Joe, Son of the Rock
Joe, Son of the Rock club
Excellent use of red in this abstract image. All the best, Joe
9 months ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Amazing what can be achieved with imagination and graffiti! Great work, William.
9 months ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Thank you Gunter, Makrofan, Joe, and Tiabunna!
9 months ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
So well done and with a great poem
Wonderful, William
9 months ago. Edited 9 months ago.
 Mikus
Mikus club
Sehr klare Bildführung. Klasse Fundstück. Eindringliches Gedicht.
9 months ago.
William Sutherland club has replied to Mikus club
Unfortunately in our present reality and how the laws of physics work, there can be figuratively put -- no gain without pain. In this case no creative works without corresponding destructive works. :( But in the end, the sun rises, a new day dawns, and Fuji renews and sustains the cycle of life per Japanese tradition.

I think Psalm 104:29-30 is most appropriate and analogous to Fuji's sacred work: [W]hen you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust. When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth.
9 months ago. Edited 9 months ago.
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Outstanding abstract and Haiku.
9 months ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
...a graffiti which ignites a Vulcan...well done, William...
9 months ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
excellent this William
9 months ago.
 Jean-Paul
Jean-Paul club
Well done. Love it!
9 months ago.
 Kayleigh
Kayleigh club
Kreative und ungewöhnliche Arbeit. Erinnert mich an Japan, irgendwie :-)
9 months ago.
 @ngélique ❤️
@ngélique ❤️ club
Superbe illustration mon ami *****************belle soirée William !
9 months ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Thank you Judite, Mikus, Don, Armando, Annemarie, Jean-Paul, Kayleigh, and @ngelique! I'm glad it appears Japanese too since that was my intent!
9 months ago.
 Eric Desjours
Eric Desjours club
Stanzas worthy of haikus, as I read Don pointed out, illuminating a minimalism as striking as it is eloquent... A great impression indeed, William.
9 months ago.
 Nicole Merdrignac
Nicole Merdrignac club
Superbe composition .
9 months ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Thank you Eric and Nicole!
9 months ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Thank you Aus Blue!
9 months ago.
 Patrick Brandy
Patrick Brandy club
Magnifique composition bonne journée.
9 months ago.
 * ઇઉ *
* ઇઉ * club
Amazing abstraction!
And the poem - for me a sign of hope and deep trust in the forces of nature
that create new life again and again.
Simply magnificent, William.
9 months ago.
William Sutherland club has replied to * ઇઉ * club
Happy to hear the haiku verses brought hope since this was my intention.
9 months ago.
 Percy Schramm
Percy Schramm club
Fantastic abstract capture, William !
9 months ago.
 José Manuel Polo
José Manuel Polo club
Sí, muy abstracto y apertura a caminos imaginativos.
9 months ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Thank you Patrick, * ઇઉ *, Percy, and Jose!
9 months ago.
 raingirl
raingirl club
Wonderful, William.
9 months ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Thank you Raingirl!
9 months ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Stunning work.
9 months ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Thank you Jaap!
9 months ago.
 Nicolas Mertens
Nicolas Mertens club
Very nice. I agree with what Marije said.
9 months ago.
 Ruesterstaude
Ruesterstaude club
Sieht auch richtig gefährlich aus, William!
9 months ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Thank you Nicolas and Ruesterstaude!
9 months ago.
 Horizon 36
Horizon 36 club
Well done William
9 months ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Thank you Horizon!
9 months ago.
 Gary Schotel
Gary Schotel club
Great artsy photography!
9 months ago.
 sea-herdorf
sea-herdorf club
Bei dem Aufstieg zum Vesuv erzählte ein uns begleitender Geologe, daß die Menschen mit Wohnung am Fuße des Vulkans Angst vor einem Ausbruch haben.
Eine ausgezeichnete künstlerische Arbeit mit entsprechenden Versen, William.
Freundliche Grüße und einen guten Abend
Erich
9 months ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Thank you Gary and Erich!
9 months ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Excellent work! Volcanoes can be destructive but endlessly fascinating.
9 months ago.
 John FitzGerald
John FitzGerald club
A fascinating abstract, William.
9 months ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Thank you Gudrun and John!
9 months ago.
 Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨*
Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* club
magnifique cette création et ton texte bien inspiré et d'actualité ! j'aime beaucoup et je viens d'apprendre ce mot : pyroclastiques ! Merci !
Beau dimanche Will ! Amicalement♫
9 months ago.
 Latour
Latour club
great picture
9 months ago.
 dolores666
dolores666
Lovely.. Positively Japanese.
8 months ago.
 Jadviga Grase
Jadviga Grase club
Excellent work!!!
8 months ago.
 Léopold
Léopold club
Joliment bien bidouillé !
7 months ago.
 Hannes Gamse
Hannes Gamse club
Great work!
3 months ago.

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