"Ha! A rush of bliss!"

So time I'd say to add some color to this page.  This was a magazine spread I did for class based on "bliss" - poem by Goethe, photo of foot and water from StockExchange (although water was manipulated by me in Photoshop).  The image is what I started with - encapsulated "bliss" for me...then I discovered this poem by Goethe which fit so perfectly!

Ha! A rush of bliss
flows suddenly through all my senses!
I feel a glow, a holy joy of life
which sets my veins and flesh afire.
Was it a god that drew these signs
which soothe my inward raging
and fill my wretched heart with joy,
and with mysterious strength
reveal about me Nature's pulse?
Am I a god? The light pervades me so!
In these pure ciphers I can see
living Nature spread out before my soul.
At last I understand the sage's words:
"The world of spirits is not closed;
your mind is shut, your heart is dead!
Pupil, stand up and unafraid
bathe your earthly breast in morning light!"


Johann Wolfgang von Goethe