Sixteen Sunsets Nicole Grauer

Introduction

• Pictures from home in Winter Park, FL and Ann Arbor, MI

• Photos taken over the course of one year• Some photos taken from airplanes flying

between my two “homes” • Theme of the book has to do with being in the

presence of God

The Maker

• The captions for my pictures consist of the lyrics to the song “The Maker” sung by Willie Nelson

• Song describes the feeling of being in God’s (or a higher being’s) presence, which is how I feel as I watch the sky during every sunset

“The Maker”Oh, Oh Deep water

Black, and cold like the nightI stand with arms wide open

I've run a twisted mileI'm a stranger

in the eyes of the Maker

I could not seefor fog in my eyes

I could not feelfor the fear in my life

From across the great divideIn the distance i saw a light

John Baptistwalking to me with the Maker

My body is bent and brokenby long and dangerous sleep

I can work the fields of Abrahamand turn my head away

I'm not a strangerin the hands of the Maker

Brother JohnHave you seen the homeless

daughtersstanding there

with broken wings

I have seen the flaming swordsthere over east of eden

burning in the eyes of the Makerburning in the eyes of the Makerburning in the eyes of the Makerburning in the eyes of the Maker

oh river rise from your sleep....