Best Ansel Poems

Shadows of light and darkness
Contrasting images of El Capitan
Half Dome sliced by an ice age glacier

I met him that day in Yosemite
Touched by the unique qualities of his photos
Fine prints are displayed at his gallery

I marveled at his skill
Black and white contrasts 
Create spiritual moments...

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A unique vision through the camera lens,
Portraits of nature in black and white.
Letting the beauty of contrast speak.

The California Coastline, the Sierras, 
The Southwest..all in the starkest outline.
And Yosemite, whose grandeur he loved best.

A life spent capturing these wonders
Letting his work inspire; an incentive
To protect...

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An eternal source of pain you always cause my heart to break

Never ending warmth that glows from your heart 

Stressed till you give me a  head ache

Ever together never apart 

Love that knows only true beauty...

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