A Winter's Day...

...
In a deep and dark December;
I am alone,
Gazing from my window to the streets below
On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow.
I am a rock,
I am an island.

I've built walls,
A fortress deep and mighty,
That none may penetrate.
I have no need of friendship; friendship causes pain.
Its laughter and its loving I disdain.
I am a rock,
I am an island.

Don't talk of love,
Well, I've heard the word before;
Its sleeping in my memory.
I wont disturb the slumber of feelings that have died.
If I'd never loved I never would have cried.
I am a rock,
I am an island.

I have my books
And my poetry to protect me;
I am shielded in my armor,
Hiding in my room, safe within my womb.
I touch no one and no one touches me.
I am a rock,
I am an island.

And a rock feels no pain;
And an island never cries.

"I Am a Rock" by Simon and Garfunkle, on their "Sounds of Silence" album, 1966
Listen to it here [link] while you watch the animation.

Many tests and trials, complete with 4 crashes (one of them disabled my tablet) and re-boots to get this. The original picture was WA-A-A-Y too large, but cutting it down allowed things to smooth out.

I hope you enjoy this bit of animation.

Background [link] by
Man [link] by
Window [link] by
Curtains [link] by
Wallpaper [link] by
Snow Created using a tutorial [link] and a script for Animated Snowfall [link]§ion=&q=snow#/d2e7vdl both provided by the very generous

Wall under Wallpaper created in GIMP


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