As we hustle through life, often barely acknowledging the things that come and go in our daily vistas, it would bode well for us to make an effort to stop and peer into the face of the familiar often ordinary seeming wonders of this world. The things that are constnt and yet so often overlooked could disappear tomorrow, never to be seen again. What grandeur would we miss then!
See Me
Hello there.
Perhaps you think me plain
and every Spring I seem the same,
a lowly blossom in the grasses
not as grand as other lasses-
Rose, Camelia, Gardenia, Rhodedendron, Lily!
How I pale before their light.
But if you come a little nearer
and peer into my face…
In a moment I can erase
all sorrow,
you can borrow
my peace
and in its place
leave your burdens here.
Just a closer look, you see,
and everything-not only me,
will reveal the magic that abounds
in each miracle that surrounds
you.
Take the time to see
the beauty that is me,
Each shadowed line
and crease defines
the one
I have become.
No more,
no less-
Heaven bless
our hearts
that beat with hope
as our minds grope
for lucid thought
in a world so fraught
with desintegration.
I see you,
beautiful and perfect.
Cheryl KP copyright words and images 2019
With Spring finally rousing herself from deep slumber, I am inspired to use my macro lens, even if it is just the one for my phone. Someday, perhaps, I can afford the luxury of a macro lens for my camera. Every time I try to buy one, the techs at the camera shop talk me out of it. 🤔
Happy #Free48 everyone!
Dreaming Reality 
11 responses to “Look Closely/#photography”
Beautiful words and photos, Cheryl.
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Thank you Jennie!
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You’re welcome, Cheryl.
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I loved that! “If you come a little closer . . .” We all should. Many years ago I wanted a macro lens but couldn’t afford one. I did find these wonderful screw on lenses that attached to my daily lens and changed it into a macro. Each lens you attached, one on top of another, made it stronger. That was 25 years ago.
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I know the ones you mean. Every tech has shown them to me. While living in Florida the tech there demonstarted them and I was ready to purchase a set. When he pulled the one he had from the shelf and tried to connect it to my camera, it wouldn’t fit! So, no go on that little wonder. He kept saying it wasn’t good ‘unless’ and showed how it madnified the writing on a penny. If one doesn’t appreciate the minutest particles they don’t understand a person who loves macro. I want the grain of pollen clinging to the hair on the face of the bumblebee feeding on my celosia in the pot on the porch in back of my house. Macro! It’s beautiful. 😊
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[…] you’re like me and itching for spring, check out Cheryl’s lovely images and words. The gallery includes some of the critters from around the […]
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Thanks Dan! 😀
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Beautifully floral poetry 🌼
and photography, Cheryl 😎
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Thank you so much. I’m glad you enjoyed it. 😊
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So many beautiful images and equally beautiful words. I always like the combination you bring us, Cheryl.
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Thank you Dan. There is always so much more than meets the eye in this world…
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