Into the light I walked
Through darkness all around
The mouth of the tunnel ahead
Revealed the rockiest of ground
But all the way through
The pathway was clear
And I knew in my heart
That the light
Was always near
Tag: Creations
The Beast of All Hallows… hidden… lurking… so it is written…
I have just painted my first ever acrylic on canvas painting, at the grand old age of 24 (ahem).
It’s rough and blocky and splotchy, but I quite like how it has turned out. The trees still need a bit of work, and I think I’ll need to paint out the stars as they do nothing whatsoever for the picture. And the paint hasn’t yet dried, as is usually the case when I ‘finish’ a painting – I need to capture the moment there and then! I also need to have a rethink about my signature as well… but it fits with this painting as it too is chunky, blocky and the rest.
It’s only a small square canvas, not quite as large (or rectangular) as a sheet of A4 paper, but just the right size to start with. A while ago, I bought quite a few canvases (canvi?) some of which are, at the moment, quite daunting in size, but one day I shall go for it.
Now though, I’m keeping things manageable.
But, it’s a start, and everything starts somewhere.
She bathed in the light of a thousand stars
Each holding a secret from afar
A dream
A lie
A feeling or two
She just lay
Observing a twinkle or two
Hopes and dreams scattered far and wide
She looked
And she dreamt
And she prayed
And she sighed
Starlight cast out its celestial glory
Silently holding on to each simple story
Keeping hidden long forgotten dreams
Yet opening up thousands of other themes
For starlight pure from years ago
From the dawn of time
Perhaps longer so
Sends back messages, to create new ideas
That fire the imagination
Perhaps remove fears
Silently helping through the darkness of night
Each single pinprick of glorious light
An opening to something good, something new
Something only dreamt of by an observant few
Open, receptive, and ready to act
Who can turn the dream into hard solid fact
She lay in the light from a thousand stars
And felt their glory with all of her heart
Words and picture pulled, created and manipulated from the Universe by me, Tom, just for this blog! I will get back to blogging somehow!
Hello! I’m Firetop (formally known as The Firetop, but I dropped the ‘The’ a while back!) and I’m one of the members of the Elite Force of Britain. As you may be aware, we seem to have a leak around these parts, and documents detailing some of our cases appear inexplicably on the internet – and in other places!
We are looking into who is responsible for revealing our innermost secrets, but here’s another one we have discovered. Fortunately, this appeared after the case, and the beauty pageant was won by… ah! I couldn’t possibly reveal that, could I? You may not have heard who the winner was, and even if the contest isn’t highlighted here, nobody likes a spoiler, do they? (For those who do like a spoiler, it was won by Miss Delightfulsjdgrtahjnaj*
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Dear Elite Force of Britain,
We at SPLATC hope you are well. As you may be aware, the Miss Delightful Beauty Pageant is fast approaching. We have it on good authority that three of the Misses are being targeted by international jewel thieves, and have decided to take the prudent step of increasing security to the Pageant.
We, together with the organisers’ wishes, have agreed to replace one of the entrants with a member of the EFB in disguise. Miss Delightful Secretary has agreed to step aside from the contest, in the interests of national security.
Miss Delightful Secretary is actually the contestant who came across the documents, which alerted us to this despicable plan, and she no longer feels safe enough to participate, so she is easily replaced.
The three who are being targeted are Miss Delightful Waitress, Miss Delightful Welder, and Miss Delightful Shot-putter. All three, it is rumoured, are expected to be wearing exquisite gemstones from Tanzania, Australia and South Africa. The names of the gemstones will not be revealed until the contest, but on their announcement we expect the thieves to strike.
We do not want to make the place look overrun with security personnel, as the event is supposed to have a delightful feel, which would be overshadowed by every third person being a member of security.
We also feel it prudent for other members of the EFB to shadow the three Misses during the contest.
Once you have decided who should replace Miss Delightful Secretary, and which three EFB members will be shadowing the three targets, could you please advise us via the secure channel.
We can then make arrangements for the EFB to attend the Pageant.
One more thing; only Miss Delightful Secretary and the organisers know of this, and we would like it to remain that way until after the Pageant. We have a feeling that one of the participants may be an ‘inside woman’ for the thieves, so those EFBers shadowing will have to come up with their own cover stories for being there.
Please reply as soon as possible, so we can start proceedings.
Kind Regards,
S.P.L.A.T.C
Security Personnel Looking After Things more Closely
