Friday, November 14, 2025

Melbourne Candid Series #1247 Bourke St Mall

 


He stands beneath the wide city sky,
cap pulled low, T-shirt loose,
hands alive upon the electric keys
a melody rising above the noon.

Shoppers drift like quiet waves,
trams sigh past in steel refrain,
yet his voice threads through it all
a bright pulse woven into motion.

Coins fall softly in his open case,
but he does not count—he sings,
eyes half-closed, body swaying
as if the music were wind inside him.

The city becomes his stage and choir:
awnings flutter, heels keep time,
pigeons turn slow circles overhead.
And for a moment, Bourke Street glows
each note a spark against the hum,
the man and the mall breathing as one.

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20 comments:

  1. Impresionante retrato de ese músico ambulante. La definición sobre lo que interesa de esta foto es excelente, mientras el resto de la información no distrae ni perturba al quedar fuera de foco claramente. Me gusta mucho.
    Un abrazo

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    1. It is better than seeing beggars screaming on streets

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  2. This is fantastic. His hands make the photo.

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  3. Street musician with a superb selective focus!

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  4. Street musicians are often highly talented and are fun to hear while walking down the street. Your poem catches the mood of your photo.

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  5. Una nitidesa a la fotografia perfecte.
    Els músics no compten, canten... sobretot si viuen la música...
    Salutacions.

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  6. Such a beautiful portrait of that young musician. I't seems he hasn't begun yet to play the piano.

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  7. You captured the feeling of what this guy was doing very well. I'm enjoying your posts here.

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  8. Did he get a crowd? Good shot :-D

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  9. I hope he made some money, not many buskers around these days.

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