Friday, April 25, 2025

Melbourne Candid Series #1046 Elizabeth St

 


Down Elizabeth Street he strides alone,
a slender thread in the city’s tone,
jacket sharp in the autumn breeze,
moving swift with elegant ease.

Fancy ear pods crown his ears,
drowning out the city's cheers—
lost in rhythm, thought, or beat,
a silent world beneath his feet.

Glass and tramlights dance on skin,
as day and noise blur deep within.
He walks a line both near and far,
tethered to sound like a distant star.

Melbourne hums its morning tune,
but he moves on, immune, immune—
a figure drawn in motion's ink,
on city streets that barely blink.

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27 comments:

  1. Un mundo sin sonido real. Solo música. Tal vez no les interesa el mundo real o quieren olvidar esas noticias alarmantes de los telediarios. La luz es una maravilla y el retrato una genialidad.

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  2. EarPods are another sign of the times.
    Great snapshot

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  3. Great urban portrait. Music is essential for walking through a big city and prevents traffic noise from becoming too annoying!

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  4. He looks worried on perhaps concentrating really hard. Look at his forehead, the lines and veins. Loved the poem. I've never been able to wear buds, have tiny ears like a kids...a young kid; but you sure do see everyone tuned out. I always worried they won't hear a train, or car honking or someone coming up behind them. It seems they're not very aware of their surroundings.

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    1. I tried wearing pods some time but they really feel like barriers to the outside world

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  5. He has an air of tragedy or worry about him.

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  6. You are very talented with your writings as good as your are a photographer.

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  7. Thank you for sharing this with FFO. Have a nice weekend.

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  8. An interesting character with somewhere to go full of youth

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  9. He looks confident and determined while walking down the street. Good catch.

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  10. Nice -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com

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  11. Tan raro es ver a alguien sin móvil como a alguien sin auriculares

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  12. You have found your voice as a storyteller through your photos and through your poem Love it The poem flows beautifully

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  13. He looks to have been listening to something serious. Or maybe it was a song and he was singing along.

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  14. Great photo and interesting character of the man. Have a nice and happy weekend.

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  15. A worried expression on his face. Great street shots. Thank you for linking up.

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