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From Beauty to Fear

Strange the human soul is;
strange the human essence.
Legs standing heavy on the mud,
and this need, this craving for flying...

Strange my soul is;
lusting for the absolute,
the eternal tune of Everything.
Lusting for the beauty of Never.

How naive, how simple – and how wise;
beauty is what I love.
My word of magic is "to see" -
and what, you, my beauty, might be?

A voice singing painfully of a loss,
a caring loving hand, of protection and passion,
a fascinating mind of intrigue and tremendous depths;
a face, a smooth face, like painted,
half in plain light – and half in my beloved shadows...

How wise, how complicated – and how naive;
beauty is what I fear.
My word of fear is "to see" -
and what you, my fear, might be?

A voice singing painfully of a loss,
a caring loving hand, of protection and passion,
a fascinating mind of intrigue and tremendous depths;
a face, a smooth face, like painted,
half safe, in my beloved shadows – and half in cruel, plain light.

(C) copyright 2004 Atalante Antoniou

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My name is Atalante - though some call me Aleena/Alina - and I am relentlessly pursuing my dreams; I am a proud captive of Love. I enjoy life - I'm a sense/feeling junky, I tell you. I consider myself an artist due to lack of a better word. I write poetry and stories since I was fourteen, I enjoy photography, photomanipulation and digital painting very much; I am a music lover & a singer, [soprano, in my good days, mezzo-soprano in my bad days] a dreamer. I also practise martial arts [ninjutsu, specifically]. I'm a "yesterday was better than today" type of person, meaning that I love the past, and anything that has to do with it, mainly art and aesthetics. I am infatuated with many historical eras (baroque, rennaisance, medieval, victorian), I like old music, period clothing, calligraphy - you get the point. What else? I play RPGs, I watch a lot of movies and series, I read like a maniac, when I have the time. I don't think that I can actually describe myself through this. Hrmph...

Personal Quote: "My feelings crowned me Queen of Loss, I named the Pain my Jester..." It is a part of one of my older poems, but I treasure it.

Favourite Quote, at the time: "Do you want to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering." - Henri-Frédéric Amiel

Below you can take a look at some examples of my artwork. If you like it enough to buy it you can click on the image. This will lead you in my shop, where you can find those prints and many more, in low prices. Artists need food, just like the rest of the people.*giggles*

Please respect the copyright laws. Those images belong to me and only me, and noone can use them for anything until he/she has my permission. If you want to use anything for a layout, avatar or whataver is your fancy, you can drop a line in my email. I don't bite, and I do requests as well. *smiles*









-----> For more of my artwork you can visit my deviantART Gallery.

----->For more high quality prints in very reasonable prices you can visit my deviantART Shop.

P.S. You've got to love the kitties!

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