Camera Lucida: Reflections

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Poetry and Photography
Posted in week #13 of Camera Lucida Photo Challenge, Reflections

“It’s always interesting to look at reflections…are they really the same as the reality?
How many times did you look at your own reflection and wondered if that’s how the world sees you…?”

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“The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face”
William Makepeace Thackeray

Camera Lucida: Reflections

Glass, wood, concrete
How this scene to complete?
Add a dash of colour
Maybe a selfie to follow?

Through the looking glass
Time slowly will pass
The observer’s delight
Is the turning of the light

Scenery, water, skies
Even a high rise
At this altitude
The surprise is an absolute

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CAMERA LUCIDA – METAL

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Posted in week #12 of Camera Lucida Photo Challenge, Metal

“a solid material which is typically hard, shiny, malleable, fusible, and ductile, with good electrical and thermal conductivity (e.g. iron, gold, silver, and aluminium, and alloys such as steel).
broken stone for use in road-making.
“the work also involves dealing with rock aggregates for potential use as suitable road metal”

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“I have metal in my body, so every time I go to an airport, the metal detector goes off” Jesse Ventura

‘CAMERA LUCIDA’ – METAL

Silver, copper, rust
Maybe even a little dust

Streetlights built of heavy metal
Into the lift, no need for pedals

Old machines getting a new start
As being cultured objet d’arts

The strongest of coffees
Brewed in a rusted pot

Down the drain the water flows
Where it goes, no one knows

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lamp-post

burning-pot

coffee pot

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