Melbourne Candid Series1236 Flagstaff Garden

 

Beneath the elms of Flagstaff’s patient green,

Where tramlines sigh and lunch-hour crowds convene,
A moment loosens from the grip of time
Salt, laughter, steam, a pause before the chime.

A paper-wrapped indulgence, raised in jest,
Breaks earnest hunger, breaks the day’s arrest;
His shoulders lean toward warmth not born of sun,
Her smile replies before the words are done.

Around them flows the city’s muted stream,
Footsteps and futures blur like half-formed dream;
Yet here, between the bite and shared regard,
The world grows kind, if only off its guard.

O Flagstaff lawns, you keep such truths in trust:
That joy is brief, informal, and just.

Sony A7RV

FE 135mm f1.8 

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