Springtime Buttons

murray robertson Uncategorized June 8, 2022 1 Minute

Springtime Buttons

watching for inspiration
      we see the flowers

attracting pollinators
   like little honeybees
(they see differently)

   our eyes are not
      so fantastic
we see much less


   shades of blue
reveal more detail

than if there were
      more colours

hummingbirds visit
      sucking nectar


old-fashioned flowers
      ragged in a puddle
   of spring sunshine

when they die no sign 
   of their beauty is left


      and so it is with us
   what we have in life

   our bodies and beauty
our comforts and delights

   and all possessions
they are all left behind

Published by murray robertson

I make photos to make myself feel good; I share in hope of making you feel good. I do as much as I can in the camera, but it does not always end there. Part of making an image in the 21st century is processing a captured image in the computer. This is like dodging and burning in the darkroom of yesterday. (I've done that too.) I use Photoshop cc and Lightroom cc. The result is not always what I saw, sometimes more what I wish I saw. Sometimes, the resulting image is a creation more than a recording. Most of the time, I keep it believable and realistic. I have a Bachelor's degree in Creative Writing. I have shared poems on the internet, to an audience with more than 150 million views and I'm considering making a selection of poems, in a book or books. View all posts by murray robertson

Published June 8, 2022