Time Traveler

Of being a photographer: a different perspective helps capture life in a way others don't see it. A different perspective is often required. A different perspective often makes all of the difference.

And I capture with a lens all of the light there is to see

A passing moment in time; a moment that will cease to be

Now a moment that will exist forever for you, and forever for me

Light made into art, by a spirit trapped but still so free

In this marvel of a jar, I can hold time tight

Everything that this moment is, by capturing the light

Time yielding its moments to an image, and halting its forward flight

To let us reflect on what was, and where we were, when the time is right

Call me a time traveler, and this box is my time machine

I am a merchant of memories; spending a currency of what is and what is unseen

What I gather and what I see in my world, and in my mind, and what has been

With love, and passion, and art and soul, I salvage your memories and dreams

So travel with me in this world, like the sands washing on to the shore

In waves always constant but never same; some in a whisper and some in a roar

Relive what once was; recapture the time, the youth, the feelings, and more

Created merely from light, to bring your memories to life, and let your imagination soar

Author's Note

Come with me on this journey.

Reviews

[Joli Dy]

I'd like to buy a ticket, please. I especially love: "Call me a time traveler, and this box is my time machine. I am a merchant of memories; spending a currency of what is and what is unseen"

I love looking through your lens. It is honest and you are generous

[Paul in the Buff]

A camera cannot lie.

What happens with the image next is open for interpretation.
read moreA camera cannot lie.

What happens with the image next is open for interpretation.

No tickets are required. There isn't even a height limit - you're good!

[Eilis]

The tools of our crafts are often quite basic. The photographer needs light, the poet needs words. What we do with these tools can be magical and a gift for ages. Capturing moments for posterity or for the enriching of our own minds and souls.

I love this idea. It is the light that we seek to show. Yet the heart and eye play an important part. The photographer learns how to see the moment in a way that will optimally preserve it. The choices made can make all the difference. There’s something in that that speaks to life itself and the power of pursuing our art. This is great, your poem.

[Paul in the Buff]

The tools of our crafts... indeed. Ultimately, the most important tool is our mind, no? Without it, how do we choose our words, or how do we frame our images in a compelling way?

I'm hoping mine gives me more to work with, and more time to do my work.

[Eilis]

This is true. And I can relate to wishing for more time and material. It helps me a bit to be back here reading good poetry for inspiration.

[Paul in the Buff]

This site is good for inspiration. I might actually have to write something new one of these days.