Boats Waiting for Time
Medium: Ink and watercolor on paper
Size: 11" x 15"
Year: 2024
About this piece
I sketched this scene at the Foot Hills Nature Preserve, where everything was still—no wind, no sound.
Small boats floated quietly on the lake, as if waiting for something unknown.
As I painted, I found myself thinking about what it means to wait, and how time can move even when everything else is still.
This work reflects that quiet tension, where presence and passage coexist.
Boats Waiting for Time
Lyrics by Eimei
🎶【Verse 1】
No wind, no sound,
Just the sky upon the lake.
Boats afloat in stillness deep,
Without a sway or wake. (Still and silent)
🎶【Verse 2】
Even light stands still,
Casting shadows faint and small.
Boats that speak no words at all—
Where do they dream to go? (Where do they go?)
🎶【Chorus】
Time just flows,
Carrying dreams away.
We are waiting, floating, dreaming
In the hush of day.
🎶【Verse 3】
No wind, no sound,
The boats just wait for time.
Till all dissolves, like fading lines,
Returning to the lake. (Back to the lake)