Melbourne Candid Series #1280 Swanston St

 

Beneath a sign that promises
“Om Vegetarian — All You Can Eat,”
the carnivores of commerce stride
in steady, sunlit beat.

A Coles bag swings like a metronome
to footpath percussion and shade,
while sunglasses guard their private thoughts
from the bargains just displayed.

“I ♥ Melbourne,” declares above,
as if we needed proof
the city hums in monochrome
beneath a corrugated roof.

One man drifts with pillow in tow,
a soft rebellion on wheels;
another marches, long of limb,
in practical urban heels.

Graffiti mutters on the wall,
souvenirs wink from within
and somewhere between lunch and life
the afternoon strolls in.

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4 G

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