Snapshot

My reflection

Glistening in your hazel eyes

Is something

No other lens could provide.

 

As I take my camera

And try to capture the wonder

Of each little thing I can find,

I realize that

I would never be able to feel

The love, or beauty in my photos

As I do when I stare into your eyes,

And see you staring back at mine.

 

No photograph can compare

To the strip of memories

Flashing through my head-

Perfect little moments like that

Could never be tangible.

 

As I hold my camera to my face

And try to see the world

In my honest viewfinder,

I see you standing there

Smiling at me,

And I click the shutter.

 

Then came out what I thought was impossible-

I managed to seize your beauty,

Your love,

And my happiness

In a snapshot of you.

 

There, my Polaroid printout lay

With you smiling,

Your eyes glistening;

And for a moment,

Everything was perfect.

Reviews

[Aven]

Awesome poem. I'm a photographer myself, and it puts things in perspective. A photo can last forever, but it can never be as perfect as the memory. Thanks for sharing!

[Poetic Beauty]

this poem is filled with wonderful emotion and the flow is easy to follow. It is beautiful.

[Jasmarine]

Wow, for some stupid reason I'm reminded of Twilight here. It's one of those moments that seems too good to be real and you always want to remember it, like a first kiss....I most certainly don't want to remember mine, totally a FAIL, but anyways..... And you want to take a picture to remember the feelings and the specialness of the moment forever, and look back on it even when your memory fails. Either due to old age or it just sucks. Mother Nature's a b*tch like that. Good work :)

[Rick Puetter]

Dear rachielle,

My, what a strong poem. The first stanza is magnificent:

"My reflection
Glistening in your hazel eyes
Is something
No other lens could provide."

Marvelous. Loved it.

Best regards,

Rick

[Ruth]

Photo's capture a moment in time that can be preserved:) This is excellent imagery xx

[PaperHearts]

Amazing! I loved the whole story behind this write, and when I was reading this I could visualise every single moment that you described in my head. Your poem had a fantastic rhythm, and I found this to be a really effortless, flowing read. There was something intriguing and somewhat mysterious about this piece, and maybe that's what I liked about it? The last stanza was adorable. :D
~PaperHearts

[Tate Morgan]

Everything was perfect

[Daniel Gardner]

Like the style of this.

[♥(heatherawesome..]

that is so awesome and really good

[Coyote Poetry]

The photo of days when we were content and happy need to be saved to be reminder for us to be thankful for the good times. A beautiful poem of hope and love. Complete poem was strong and the story was amazing.
Coyote