
Weggespoel
deur die gety se in-uit-vee
Uitgewis
deur die loop van tyd en gees
Herinnering
van ‘n oomblik op die strand
Fluistering
van ons lewe se kort bestaan
Tussenin
kan ons slegs hoop en bid
Rakelings
alles vir ‘n oomblik beter te verstaan
Weggespoel
is die bestaan van daardie oomblik
Uitgewis
deur die gety se in-uit-vee
‘n Herinnering
in ‘n foto, woorde en gedagte vasgevang
Simboliek
van ons kort aardslewensbestaan
– Janet Botes, 2016
Rough Translation:
Washed Away
By the tide’s in-out-sweep
Erased
by the march of time and spirit
Memory
of a moment on the beach
Whispering
of our live’s short existence
Inbetween
we can only hope and pray
Nearly-so
all for a moment clearer understood
Washed Away
is the existence of that moment
Erased
by the tide’s in-out-sweep
A memory
captured in a photo, words and thought
Symbolic
of our short earthly life-existence
IMAGE INFO:
Documentation of land art created on Sunset Beach, Cape Town.
Limited Edition (Edition size: 3) archival print on art paper
60 x 45 cm paper size (print image size: 40 x 18 cm)