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Saturday, May 24, 2025

Melbourne Candid Series #1074 Flinders St

 


He strides in suit with purpose bold,
A voice like brass in morning cold;
His words fly fast, a streaming train,
Across the street, through wind and rain.

In Flinders' shadow, trams glide past,
The crossing blinks, the moment lasts;
An Aussie leans, with coffee slow,
Unbothered by the urgent show.

A tradesman laughs, a banker sips,
As sunlight curls on city lips;
The rush of one, the calm of rest—
Each walking in the way they’re dressed.

So Melbourne hums, both loud and still,
A patchwork bound by common will.


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21 comments:

  1. Right to their workplace on a cloudy morning in Melbourne.

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  2. Another good pairing of photo and poem. It is interesting how when some people are talking on a phone in public, how much louder their voices become.

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  3. A wide variety of characters leaving the station, one of the busiest places in any city!

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  4. Todos a buen paso, tienen prisa por llegar a su destino.

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  5. You captured a great looking crowd at Flinder Street Station. He must be a delegate at a convention?

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  6. Se le ve apresurado y desde luego muy atento al móvil aunque no tanto a lo que sucede a su alrededor.

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  7. The photo enhanced by the wonderful verse!

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  8. The guy couldn't wait to get out of there...

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  9. perfect match of words and image.

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  10. I really like this poem, which fits in perfectly with the image.

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  11. So many people, together but apart. Your description is perfect!

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  12. Sometimes, days unfold like an obstacle course. You wake up with hurried thoughts, rush from one place to another, take on tasks, respond to messages… and when evening falls, time feels like a fleeting shadow.

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