Above the vast, clear depths
Cliffs stood, erect and stark,
And the transparent depths
Reflected the rock’s dark face;
Above the vast, clear depths
Clouds flew, transient and dark,
And the transparent depths
Reflected their futile chase;
Above the vast, clear depths
Lightning flashed, thunder rolled,
And the transparent depths
Reflected the silent bolt.
And still the vast, clear depths
Are transparent as of old.
I see these depths all round
As I reflect the sky,
The flash, the proud rock’s frown —
Everything I pass by.
Cliffs must stand tall and reign,
Clouds must carry their rain,
Lightning must roar and be gone,
I must flow on, on, on.

Adam Mickiewicz
Above the vast, clear depths

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Contact dorota@bluewavepics.eu

Name Dorota Maria Kaczmarek

Coming from Poznań, Poland

Currently living in Shanghai, China

Education Artist and Architect

Media Drawing, Photography, Digital Graphics

Inspired by Things too many to name

Capturing immersion, reﬂection, transparency, flow

Above the vast, clear depths

Above the vast, clear depths
Cliffs stood, erect and stark,
And the transparent depths
Reflected the rock's dark face;

Above the vast, clear depths
Clouds flew, transient and dark,
And the transparent depths
Reflected their futile chase;
Above the vast, clear depths

Lighting flashed, thunder rolled,
And the transparent depths
Reflected the silent bolt.
And still the vast, clear depths
Are transparent as of old.

I see these depths all round
As I reflect the sky,
The flash, the proud rock's frown --
Everything I pass by.

Cliffs must stand tall and reign,
Clouds must carry their rain,
Lightning must roar and be gone,
I must flow on, on, on.

Adam Mickiewicz
trans. Stanisław Barańczak with Clare Cavanagh