Praying for Rain
As the farmer knelt down on the salty sand,
He needed rain to save his land.
The crops were wilting, the cattle all dead,
He looked around, not a word was said.
The ground was dry, where is the rain?
What could stop this worthless pain?
The farmer cursed in sheer despair,
He did not have a drop to spare.
A thundercloud covers the western sky,
A bolt of lightning explodes near by.
The farmer looks up and begins to pray,
Hoping that the rain will come his way.
Then drip-by-drip it starts to fall,
The crystal water like a clear glass wall.
The trees and flowers all in bloom,
Then once again, gone is the gloom.
The water fills the old parched creek,
The rivers bulge as the waters peak.
The mud squelches through the farmer’s dry old hands,
As he thanks the Lord for saving his land.
~ Meg Hayes Year Seven
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Taken at Silverton, outback New South Wales
Thank you to Redbubble for featuring Praying for Rain on their homepage on the 27th November, 2008.
Praying for Rain belongs to the following groups:
Architectural Photography, In the Moment, Light In The Darkness, Outback Australia and Religious Art & PhotographyAvailable for sale as Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters
KCphoto
BEAUTIFUL capture & description!! Happy ‘08!! :)K
midzing
beautiful…I love this,, well done
GerryMac
Fantastic Holly! a lovely work of art! lighting is just amazing!
QEverything
Amazing! Great lighting and wonderful tones.
Charles Dobbs ...
Spectacular!
Leah Highland
Wonderful Holly…....really wonderful!
Carlos Solorza
wow! and again, wow. Holly, this is truly captivating in the most beautiful way.
great work!
Oli Johnson
as above….wow!!! what a wonderfully atmospheric shot!!
JanG
This is wonderful—spooky, sad, hopeful, all at the same time.
Frank McCafferty
Fantastic image and Words Perfect Work Holly Stunning Old Church A Fav
MaryO
Lovely.
philwells
superb, fantastic treatment
Scott Denny
Straight to my favs. The colors and tones here are so emotive. Great creation.
Antanas
This is great! Well done!
lance leopold
Great subject and processing,Holly,well done!!!!
RhiannonR
Love this image, so intense!
justimagine
This capture and poem are in perfect harmony! Wonderful!
HollyK
Thank you! I really appreciate your kind words ;-)
GlennRoger
Fabulous image. I love the contrast between light and shadow, not to mention the way that beam of lights appears to singe out the chapel from its suroundings. Nice job.
Hagen
Superb shot
Ravenor
Fantastic picture, wonderful tones, love it!
Nikki Trexel
wonderful work of art! the colors and tones are really evocative.
Larry Varley
Love this image, the poem is also great and compliments it, Also think the gallery with vw’s is wonderful, keep up the imaginative work!
Tony Middleton
lovedly image Holly ! definetly one to be proud of :)
Paul Louis Vil...
Stunning capture and treatment! :D
Colin Tobin
Stunning image. The treatment is excellent!
Well done.
Tracey Mac
Beautiful work Holly, words escape me!
And the poem! Stunning words from a young girl!
Just wonderful! :-)
ragman
Poem and photo seem so akin ~ love the lighting and toning ~ well done
imageworld
love the colours in this work, especially the shaft of light shinning down on the church great work
Katewah
Great poem with this one, Holly – just great! The lighting is awesome in this shot – very “Finger of God” ;)
Jamie Lee
The poem compliments the image perfectly, beautiful work
Michael Gatch
the tone and light here is very nice. Like this shot a lot.
Michael Kienhuis
Sensational image! Well done! M:>
Holly Werner
Excellent.
Tina monroe
beautiful!!!!!
richiedean
Love the emotion in your words and image Holly, magic :))
lightleake
Spooky, and yet delicate at the same time !
IslandImages
amazing shot!
Boadicea
Great shot and a very evocative poem accompanying the piece. Both combine to be compellingly evocative
vonne
Your work is AWESOME
djlampkins
What a beautiful composition… nicely done.
Steve Chapple
Stunning! Simply amazing and again so well thought out, this is a true work of art!
Craig Hender
Stunning composition, well done.
Holly Cawfield
Oh my….Holly, this is moving…poignant….an absolutely stunning yet sobering image. In this work you’ve truly demonstrated the old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words. There is heartbreak and hope. To me it speaks also of our we are so dependent on the Creator for things so fundamental to our survival. I have been staring at this for long minutes here…..it symbolizes so much.
Really excellent work.
imikime
I love the contrast and the use of light and shadow in this composition. Most impressed!!!
Steve Chapple
Powerful. What an strong emotive image!!!!
Frank McCafferty
WOW!! Brilliant H Fab work great old find a fav for me ta frankxx
people/are/str...
amazing ! looks so stand alone and abandoned
love the tones of sepia !
davidmilne
Excellent,powerful composition with fabulous tones and light!!
Charles McKean
Fab
Christine Wilson
love waht you’ve done here its exellent
Antoine Khater
good composition and strong light and treatment well done
mikebov
stunning light
Joanne Bradley
What an extraordinary shot! Love the contrasts between the desolate field and that sunbeam illuminating that little church!
amarica
Wonderful work, perfect!
ChrisHopkins
Lovely and haunting at the same time.
Ryan Carter
Holly this is an amazing photograph! YOU have composed and framed this brilliantly, your exposure and toning is spot on! Great job. A favourite for me!
EchoNorth
Impressive structure and amazing lighting! What can I say??
Jane Best
This stunning and beautiful.
Joanne Bradley
Congratulations Holly, this wonderful image and capture of sunlight beams is on the homepage!!!
BCasTal
Wonderful image Holly. Congratulations on your home page feature.
Leanna Lomanski
Holly this is aMAZing!!! great to see it on the home page.
Antoine Dagobert
this amazing work of art!!Many congratulations on your wonderful homepage feature..well deserved!
Liv Stockley
Stunning imagery and congrats on the homepage feature :-))
PPPhotoArt
wow awesome shot, love the title and sun spots!!
congrats on home page feature, well done
Chris Clark
beautifully captured and portrayed. Straight to my favs and congratulations on home page feature
emanon
this picture says so much, I can’t begin to tell you how much I love it.
Frank McCafferty
Simply Outstanding Holly xxxx