Smaragd01

She's gone ...
Sleeping her eternal sleep
Her spirit wandering
through the pastures
of that beautiful afterworld

She's gone ...
Having opened many hearts,
filling them with warmth
and compassion
Changing people's lives

She's gone ...
May your spirit be free
and at peace
in eternal happiness
Knowing you're in our hearts forever

She's gone ...

So now it's time for me to go ...

I've been away for a couple of months. Mainly because I got sick and tired of what I witnessed around me and happened on a more personal level.

Particularly the fact that my beloved country Syria plunged into a total civil war and the world just stood by and watched it happen. Mainly due to the power politics of Russia and China who apparently don't care about innocent civilians, woman, children and elders alike, always are the ones who suffer most in such conflicts. Another act of global power play humankind can be 'proud' of.

But that beautiful theme of the London Olympics and Paralympics still lingered in my mind. There are still things inspiring and worthwhile in this imperfect world. Inspiring events and inspiring people. As I experienced such an event recently and dedicated to a wonderful inspiring person I know, it was an easy decision to return to dA. By its bare nature an inspiring site.

I apologize that I won't be as active as before and I'm not able to thank everybody for their favs or react to their comments they placed during my absence. But be assured that I appreciate them.

Let's keep on inspiring each other and maybe we can create a better world !

Though I had lots of fun around here and I loved to admire the creativity allover this side, I decided to leave dA.

I won't terminate my account for there are real gems of artistic work in my favorites and one should be able to enjoy them.

So dear Watchers and friends, thank you for your support, comments and in general ... for being there.

Best of luck to all of you

And then ... off again. This way I'll never catch up

Update: and home again ... for a few days

Tired ... and too many comments to reply to.

Update:

Slowly catching up ... and in the meantime shooting additional pics. Which increases my backlog in a way

But still having fun