set, zoom, focus.
click, flash, snap.
captured, stored, done.
what then is missing?
the shutter speed,
the aperture f-stop,
all set for proper exposure.
the flash and the light,
they all seem so perfect,
they all seem so right.
then what is it that i am missing?
what is it that i want?
how, oh how, do i capture
a moment that is gone?
Nice.
Last part was put very beautifully — it was captured jeeust perfectly, and then recaptured quite sensitively..
..how, oh how, do i capture
a moment that is gone?
..something about these lines that held my current moments before they’d be gone — they were captured.
Seriously, you probably didn’t intend any philosophy behind those lines (or perhaps..), but i’m lost in a series of serious thoughts and ideas now..
@Bonnie – thanks.
@maria – thanks! =)
i really like the ending too.
the more i read this, the more i like it.
as far as intention goes, yes, those lines were meant to “deliver a punch” of sorts. at the same time, i’m really just asking the question that came to my mind in the flow of things/thoughts.
Amen! That is SO frustrating! Nicely put – thanks for sharing!
exquisite irony — you capture the thought but not the moment — well done (:
This is just a ridiculous ontology.
@daisybug and zb – thanks!
@prasanth – i’ll take that as a compliment.
prasanth. i like the name. ergo, we should become friends.
zb???? Just because you like the name you want to become a friend with me??? Do you blog?
prashanth (:
you are right — a name is hardly enough for friendship. first, you should send me your photo, biodata, and horoscope; then, add me on facebook, so i can do reference checks with your friends.
then, only then, we can be friends, yes? (:
zb, You want photograph, biodata, horoscope and what not? Are you playing just like the way you play and dump your established friends at your will? By the way I gather that you have period of silences as well! Good on you! I look forward to that period.
zb, You want photograph, biodata, horoscope and what not? Are you playing just like the way you play and dump your established friends at your will? By the way I gather that you have period of silences as well! Good on you! I look forward to that period.