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Poetry

Day 3524, lines.

Daily picture, Poetry
There is enough to see 
amongst the dead buildings
sprung from dreams and nightmares

it’s just a matter of perspective
contrast
some lines
and an eager eye

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Day 3523, again.

Daily picture, Poetry
My wings are not clipped
but I lost some feathers

landing hard

hopefully I still have enough
next time I drive off a cliff
again

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Day 3522, the end.

Daily picture, Poetry
Underneath we all know
but live in bliss
till the day we know
the days we have left

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Day 3521, let them.

Daily picture, Poetry
I like buildings
they say nothing
while I let them say everything

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Day 3519, a side.

Daily picture, Poetry
I did not carve that line in concrete
but it sure does
forces me

to choose a side
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Day 3518, turn around.

Daily picture, Poetry

I see tree branches reflecting
in two windows close to each other

they seem to be from the same tree
maybe I should turn around
and see for myself

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Day 3516, you can.

Daily picture, Poetry
When you are inside
you can see the reflection of yourself
when you're looking outside

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Day 3514, old windows.

Daily picture, Poetry

The sky
turned gold tonight

when I looked
outside

to wonder

Day 1654

Early morning light
is framed by a closed window
reflecting my mind.


Day 964

We feel protected
by the symbols we live in
it’s quiet in there

Day 2789

 

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Day 3512, that is.

Daily picture, Poetry
The only outcome you get 
when you measure it all
is a result
that is the same at the end
when you start over.

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Day 3510, disturbs.

Daily picture, Poetry
So many lines are drawn
between all these beginnings
and ends

and that is not
what is confusing
It is the togetherness that disturbs the eye
and mind

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Day 3509, optics.

Daily picture, Poetry
Nikon D700 with Nikkor 14mm 2.8D
When I use the wrong lens
to capture what I see
the distortion is clear
to see

but where is the distortion
when I don’t see it
while using the same
optics

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Day 3508, not to.

Daily picture, Poetry
If you look down
and see these interesting
reflections
you have to be careful
not to step into them


because the ripple
will go further than you
expect

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Day 3507, is it.

Daily picture, Poetry
Is it still the horizon
if you stand before a wall
looking up?

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Day 3505, I have.

Daily picture, Poetry

I want a dream
that one day I dream
of a world where I
live only with me's
all the other I’s

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Day 3503, question.

Daily picture, Poetry
What is the opposite of a dark forest?

A misty forest?

Both scary,


but different.

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Day 3502, to work.

Daily picture, Poetry
When I cross a street
I will stand in the middle


at one point
often


staring for a second
one way or the other


to the crossroads
and hidden alleys


just to feel the curiosity

on my way to work

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