Steel towers rise where old dreams fade,
And silver spheres upon the square are laid;
A runner passes, swift beneath the sun,
While glass and shadow watch the city run.
Between the stone and towering sky,
The restless heart of progress passes by.
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Beneath the glass, the city streams,
Where sunlight falls on stone;
Each passerby pursues their dreams,
Yet none of them alone.
The old façades keep watch above,
While strangers pause and meet
A fleeting scene of urban love,
Alive along the street.
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FE 16mm f1.8
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The shadows stretch across the paving stone,
Where old friends speak in low, familiar tones,
Beside the arcade gates of brick and grand,
While tides of busy life rush through the land.
A fleeting smile goes drifting through the crowd,
Where steps are quick and city voices loud;
Yet time stands still beneath the sheltered awning,
From fading light until the early morning.
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FE 16mm f1.8 G
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An open gallery beneath the trees,
Where paint and canvas meet the public square,
The city pauses in a gentle breeze,
To watch a wider world taking shape right there.
With steady hands and colors yet unseen,
The playful shapes of creatures start to rise,
A quiet contrast to the rushed routine,
Unfolding right before the passers' eyes.
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FE 16mm f1.8
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A
structured square of stone and modern grace,
Where shifting shadows meet a central square,
A quiet rest within a hurried place,
As passing strangers breathe the evening air.
The tiers
of life extend from low to high,
With stories shared beneath a concrete bower,
While leafy vines climb upward to the sky,
Reclaiming nature in a fleeting hour.
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The
afternoon dissolves in shade,
Beneath the arbor's slatted beam,
Where daily cares begin to fade
Into a quiet, waking dream.
A moment
paused, the head leaned back,
To watch the shifting light above,
While voices fade along the track,
And gentle currents softly move.
The world
goes on with glass and conversation,
But here, a solitary peace is found
A brief and sudden, still cessation,
While summer leaves drift to the ground.
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FE 20-70mm f4
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The wheels of progress softly turn,
Where ancient stones and towers rise;
New dreams within the city burn,
Beneath its ever-changing skies.
A student glides, a walker goes,
While buses drift through shade and sun;
And cranes arise in ordered rows,
To shape the city yet undone.
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The city wakes in shades of grey,
Where towers climb the quiet skies;
A silver shell reflects the day,
While fleeting shadows softly rise.
Strangers pass and voices fade,
Through streets of stone and glass;
The timeless city, light and shade,
Watches the hours pass.
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FE 20-70mm f4 G
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Beneath the vaulted roof of light,
The busy city flows;
Each passerby, a fleeting sight,
Where countless journeys close.
The old walls keep their silent grace,
While footsteps come and go;
And youth moves softly through the place,
Beneath the winter glow.
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FE 20-70mm f4 G
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Beneath the glaring signs of night,
Two shadows wander down;
The city hums in borrowed light,
While footsteps leave the ground.
Below, the hidden doorway waits
A passage dark and deep;
We descend through neon gates
Where restless streets still sleep.
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Beneath the shade of canvas white,
The city murmurs far below;
Old friends sit softly in the light,
While summer breezes come and go.
The world moves on, the moments pass,
Yet here, beneath the open sky,
Life lingers like a looking-glass
A quiet hour that will not die.
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An ancient
vault where wealth was made,
Now wears a modern, gilded name,
Where shadow blends with light and shade,
And passing crowds pursue the same.
A lonely
soul upon the stone,
Is lost within a digital gleam,
Amidst the rush, yet completely alone,
A quiet pause in a hurried stream.
The pillars
stand unchanged and grand,
As fleeting moments softly fade,
While history walks hand in hand
With every transient choice we've made.
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FE 20-70mm f4 G
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Beneath the weathered, ageing wall,
Where afternoon shadows gently fall,
Two strangers pause, their voices low,
While city life drifts on below.
Behind the glass, the moments stay
A quiet scene of an ordinary day;
And in the stillness, soft and spare,
Time lingers briefly in the air.
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FE 20-70mm f4 G
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Along the shore, the waters gleam,
While silent stones guard every dream;
And young hearts pause beside the tide,
Where earth and river meet and glide.
The hours drift softly, unafraid,
In rippling light and shadow laid;
And life, for one brief moment still,
Rests quietly beside the hill.
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The
shadows trace a checkered floor,
Where quiet moments count the hours;
The bar is still, a forgotten shore,
Beneath the glass and neon flowers.
A
weary hand supports the brow,
While strangers share a fleeting glance;
The world outside is distant now,
Locked in a monochromatic dance.
Each
patron holds a silent thought,
Secured within the cafe's gleam;
A transient peace so briefly caught,
Suspended like a waking dream.
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Along the arcade, the crowds flow by,
Beneath the signs and morning light;
Each hurried face beneath the sky,
A fleeting figure in the bright.
The pavement holds a thousand feet,
Yet none can linger, none can stay;
The city breathes through every street,
And carries all its souls away.
So let them pass, as shadows do,
While sunlight fades from stone to stone;
For every crowd is passing through,
And every heart walks on alone.
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FE 20-70mm f4 G
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Beneath the city’s gleaming stone,
The restless multitudes move on;
Each bears a world, yet walks alone,
Beneath the bright and watchful sun.
The towers rise, the shopfronts gleam,
While shadows lengthen at their feet;
And life, as fleeting as a dream,
Flows onward through the crowded street.
No face remains, no footstep stays
The moment fades, the crowds depart;
Yet sunlight keeps their passing days,
Like echoes written on the heart.
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FE 20-70mm f4 G
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Beneath the trees, the city flows,
Where hurried feet and bright shops meet;
A quiet wheel moves softly on,
While shadows wander down the street.
The towers rise beyond the leaves,
The noon light falls on stone and glass;
And through the restless tide of life,
Each solitary moment passes.
Yet in this crowded, fleeting scene,
The trees stand calm, serene, and wise
Rooted beneath the passing years,
While human footsteps fade and rise.
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FE 20-70mm f4 G
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Beneath the lamps of fading light,
The footsteps wander through the night;
Each traveller bears a tale unknown,
Yet walks the crowded hall alone.
The polished floor reflects their way,
As moments pass and fade to grey;
And while the world moves swiftly on,
One fleeting scene is here ... and gone.
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FE 14mm f1.8 GM
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Beneath the beams of concrete grey,
The busy world moves on its way;
Yet here, amid the stools and light,
Small human stories bloom in sight.
A word, a laugh, a moment shared,
A quiet glance, a friendship bared;
And in this ordinary space,
Life gathers briefly, face to face.
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FE 20-70mm f4 G
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Beneath the awning, shadows lie,
While footsteps wander softly by;
A silent world of stone and light,
Awakes beneath the morning bright.
The doorway keeps its secrets there,
Of passing lives and whispered air;
And in the frame, both still and free,
A stranger walks beyond the sea.
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FE 20-70mm f4 G
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Within the hum of passing days,
Two souls sit quietly apart;
A simple meal, a cup, a chair
Small rituals of the human heart.
The world moves on beyond the door,
Yet here, beneath the softened light,
Each spoonful holds a moment still,
A little peace within the night.
Sony A7RV
FE 20-70mm f4 G
Check out Candid 1315 and FACE OFF
Beneath the boughs where shadows play,
The winding path invites the day;
Through leaves and light, through green and shade,
A quiet world by nature made.
The slender arches rise above,
Entwined with branches, leaves, and love;
And footsteps wander, soft and slow,
Where dappled beams of sunlight flow.
A solitary figure strays
Along the garden’s secret ways;
While all around, the leaves impart
The ancient stillness of the heart.
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FE 20-70mm f4 G
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Stone holds the weight of years,
Columns stand beneath the sky;
Flags whisper through the morning air,
While shadows quietly pass by.
A traveller pauses, lost in thought,
Before the grandeur, stern and bright
The old house keeps its silent watch,
A monument of time and light.
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FE 20-70mm f4
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Beneath the lamps, the night is still,
Three figures wait in quiet grace;
The empty stool, the vacant place,
Keeps watch beside them, calm and chill.
A bowl, a breath, a muted sound
The city fades beyond the door;
And in this humble, tiled café,
The lonely heart finds peace profound.
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FE 14mm f1.8 GM
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Beneath the lamps, the evening glows,
And voices rise, then fade away;
While every table holds its prose,
A little story of the day.
The bowls grow still, the moments cease,
Yet warmth remains where strangers meet;
And in the quiet heart of peace,
Life gathers softly, bittersweet.
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FE 20-70mm f4 G
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Beneath the shade of living green,
Where quiet streets and sunlight meet,
The world moves softly, unforeseen,
In footsteps passing down the street.
Above, the old trees touch the sky,
While tables hold the day’s refrain;
And in the pause of passers-by,
Life blooms and fades, then comes again.
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FE 20-70mm f4 G
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FE 35mm f1.4 GM
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Beneath the flags of old Britannia,
The tables wait in sunlit air;
And voices rise, then drift away,
Like passing footsteps through the day.
Two friends sit close, their stories shared,
While strangers wander, unprepared;
And in this little corner bright,
Old England lingers, out of sight.
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FE 20-70mm f4 G
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Two friends beneath the morning light,
Their conversation soft and bright;
While passing strangers come and go,
And shadows lengthen, moving slow.
The years may silver hair and face,
Yet friendship keeps its timeless grace;
For in the simple sharing there,
Life pauses gently in the air.
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Beneath the lamps, the shadows lie,
While quiet tables wait nearby;
A star above the evening scene
Keeps watch on moments in between.
The footsteps fade, the glasses gleam
The night unfolds, a waking dream;
And in this room of black and white,
Old stories linger into night.
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FE 20-70mm f4 G
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Beneath bright boughs of borrowed cheer,
The waiting crowd stands calm and still;
For hope has long outlived the year,
And patience bends to quiet will.
The city's noise may rise and fade,
Its glitter neither bought nor won;
Yet simple joys, by hearts displayed,
Outshine the splendour of the sun.
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FE 35mm f1.4 GM
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Across the square the many stray,
Each bound upon a different way;
Yet Time, impartial, softly weaves
One common tale through all who leaves.
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Where dust ascends like incense to the sky,
Man dares the strength no mortal may command;
The bull, with ancient thunder in his eye,
Still writes the law that none can countermand.
For glory's breath the rider takes his chance,
While Fate looks on with neither smile nor frown;
And when the contest ends its fleeting dance,
The victor leaves with bruises—or a crown.
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FE 70-200mm f2.8 GM
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The fearless rider courts the untamed plain,
Where strength is measured not by loss but pain.
The raging bull, with thunder in his stride,
Tests every heart that dares his savage pride.
Though glory blooms but for a fleeting hour,
True courage shines beyond the beast's great power;
For honour rests not only in the crown,
But in the soul that will not be cast down.
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FE 70-200mm f2.8 GM
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Beneath the lion's steadfast gaze,
The restless world pursues its ways;
Stone keeps the years, while footsteps flee
Time builds the arch and fashions thee.
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FE 50mm f1.2 GM
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Along the busy, restless way,
Where countless feet pursue the day,
Each bears a burden, light or deep,
Some wake to toil, some dream, some weep.
They meet but for a fleeting hour,
Like leaves that drift beneath the bower;
Yet every face the throng has known
Conceals a quiet tale its own.
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FE 35mm f1.4 GM
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A cowboy, a steer, a rope held tight,
Dust rises in the blazing light.
The steer says, “Mate, I’ll choose my way”
The cowboy says, “Not today.”
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FE 70-200mm f2.8 GM
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Two cowboys clash in dust and light,
One waves high, the other fights;
The horses dance, the crowd goes wild
Who needs a rodeo when pride’s beguiled?
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The bull said, “I’ll fly!”
The rider said, “Why?”
The crowd held its breath
then laughed at the sky.
With dust in his wake
and his tail held high,
he forgot he was grounded
and so did the guy!
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FE 70-200mm f2.8 GM
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The bull says, “Hold on tight!”
The cowboy says, “I’m doing fine!”
But judging by that flying ride,
Someone forgot to check the tide!
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FE 70-200mm f2.8 GM
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Dust flies, the crowd holds tight,
A cowboy clings with all his might.
The bull says, “You’re coming off, my friend.”
The other says, “I’ll race you to the end!”
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Hat on.
Smile wide.
Horse says, "Let's see who can slide."
Dust flies, the crowd roars loud
grace wrapped in a thundercloud.
When horsepower meets human nerve,
the winner is the one who keeps the curve.
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The bull said, "Time to catch some air."
The rider replied, "I was never there!"
The clown ran first—experience speaks
while dust wrote headlines across their cheeks.
In rodeo, gravity has perfect aim;
the trick is landing with your pride the same.
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FE 70-200mm f2.8 GM
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One hand high, one prayer unsaid,
while half a ton danced beneath instead.
The bull declared, "You're not the boss!"
The rider answered, "Worth the toss."
Dust applauded, the crowd held breath
a waltz performed with possible death.
When courage wears a crooked grin,
eight wild seconds... everybody wins.
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FE 70-200mm f2.8 GM
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The bull declared, "I'm leaving Earth!"
the cowboy clung for all he was worth.
The clown ran in with fearless grace,
wearing courage on a smiling face.
Dust wrote poems where hooves had flown;
the crowd cheered feats they'd never own.
When pride and gravity disagree,
the ground always wins... spectacularly.
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FE 70-200mm f2.8 GM
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