Watching fireworks yesterday night, I was struck by all the phones taking pictures lighting up the darkness.
Watching fireworks yesterday night, I was struck by all the phones taking pictures lighting up the darkness.
The choir is singing,
Six of them
dressed up for high-schoolers.
My mother is on the floor
of the gym,
sitting,
watching.
But all I can see
are the two girls.
Dirt road, springtime
Air wet with snow
Evaporating,
Roads soft,
Like new petals.
Girl, brown hair
Pony tail
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Your commentary is spot-on, and speaks so much of the times! I was out at my local fireworks display and noticed it too. I wound up taking a couple pictures myself, put down my phone with intention, then almost picked it up half a dozen times again to snap more pics... but I didn't. I always try to ask myself in these situations (concerts are another example), Why do I want to remember this moment, exactly? Because this moment is worth experiencing. Seeing work like this is another great reminder, and I can really appreciate the message you're communicating. Sometimes we just have to LIVE as if there were never an option to RElive the moment!
Thanks! I also totally find myself guilty of capturing the moment with a camera instead of enjoying it in the moment, and I think it’s always a good reminder to be here, now.
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