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Thursday, May 7, 2026

Melbourne Candid Series #1331 Flinders St

 


Beneath the bargain signs and sweet displays,
The footpath hums in monochrome days.
A man leans in with parcels to claim,
While life walks past, never the same.

Chocolate promises hang overhead,
Yet most just carry their thoughts instead.
Two stroll by with a steady beat
Love, or errands, down this street.

And somewhere between the sale and the sigh,
The city keeps walking… not asking why.



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9 comments:

  1. Ben carregats de bosses van tots.

    Salutacions!

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  2. A lot of bags! Shopping trip!

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  3. Ohhh my thoughts would certainly go towards chocolate LOL Nice photo.

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  4. I'm in the chocolate store eating my way through deliciousness. Well done.

    Thank you for joining the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. ☺

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  5. Nice-Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com

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  6. The couple walking together hand in hand have been shopping with all those bags. He is wearing trainers, and perhaps he needs to walk more in them?

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  7. I like how this captures the feeling of a city street without trying to make it overly dramatic. Just ordinary people moving through ordinary moments, yet somehow it still feels poetic and alive.

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  8. I immediately spotted that chocolate sign! 😂. The couple doesn't look particularly happy. Maybe they're tired from shopping. They should have stopped for a little chocolate! I love these street vignettes you share, Roentare. Ordinary people with uniques stories. You have recorded their passage through life.

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