I wish that we could meet again,
Amidst the autumns weary end
With sky beneath our feet, forever crying.
And in reflections birds and clouds, flying

Autumn, how long I’ve been without you.

Autumn, ships burn into the sky.
Autumn, take me, ever so high.
Where, worry has gone awry.
Autumn, I ask you why?

Autumn, it is darkness and despair.
Clawing at my soul, ever bare
Autumn, life is too unjust and so unfair,
Autumn, will I ask you, will I dare?

Autumn, we must end this weary, bleak affair.
And longer I know, why I simply care.
Autumn, on my life, I here to you swear,
Autumn you have caught me, unaware.

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(The above poem and painting inspired by Russian song "What is autumn" Что Такое Осень by ДДТ, and my travels across Siberia)

Drawing time: several months
What it is: Photoshop CS brush work + photography textures
Hardware used:Canon 300D + Wacom Intuos 6x8 tablet
Real size: 6144x7500 pixels or 21x27 inches