set, zoom, focus.
click, flash, snap.
done, stored, captured RAW.
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.