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win ng in the streets.He’ Poinating bees and hives in the trees ws he’s mistakenAbout the focal length in his dream glass;L hographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different hand,There’s very lile to understand. Those screams, they haunt me every night,Bloody eyes staring down asking Is a wder beyd cpare. | Details | Phographer Poem | |Lile to understand - phographer’s guiI’m at the peak wa king why to Jesus.With brutal weaps in everye’s hand,There’s very lile to understand. Those screams, they haunt me every night,Bloody eyes sta and jting it with a pen. to end. Since time unleashed When the Big Bang leaped And particles began life’s histy In swirling clouds he wdered how He might picture a piece of the mystery.Through polished glass cverging p image is clear and light streaks steer, Far away fr the phographer’s eye. With shuer speed set like a fast speed jet Blazing through the blue-white wispy aboveTurning his wings the bird that sings And a girl who ke a magic carpet in the wind; Until joed by the sun its mning runWhile sti dreaming of that telepho lens. Maybe today, perhaps trow,He’ capture the iusive the beast; The athlete who strives f the best inside Or the heless s ngs, flowers in spring,Buerflies, wistful and bright; Poinating bees and hives in the trees Or a harvest mo late at night. Meadows and mountains, free flowing fountainsAncient temples in faraway places; Firewks up high the 4th of July Olymp water flowing in the riverAnd wind passing through thin air;The wld he sees through his own eyes derstand - phographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different te.My insides wishing f a chance to defend,I wait at the edge f a of it to hit the end.Ihear a boy crying over his parents pieces, An old lady asking why to Jesus.With brutal wea ce,I was a coward watching them die fr a distance.What I regret now wish I could change it then,Rather than being guiy and jting it with a pen. Is a wder beyd cpare. | Details | Phographer Poem | |Lile to understand - phographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the to Jesus.With brutal weaps in everye’s hand,There’s very lile to understand. Those screams, they haunt me every night,Bloody eyes staring down asking why I didnt fight?Like any mtal I feared my own existence,I was a coward watching them die fr a distance.What I regret now wi ginning to end. Since time unleashed When the Big Bang leaped And particles began life’s histy In swirling clouds he wdered how He might picture a piece of the mystery.Through polished glass cverging past Planets, stars and seasOf swirling waves that danced and swayed No less tha ough the blue-white wispy aboveTurning his wings the bird that sings And a girl who ce stole his love. Racing through time while ctinuing to climbHigher through the prism of lightHis finger feathers the bu belowCapturing the ment in flight. Lingering there in pure mid-air Like sma birds he’s seen and heard With their colful feathers, breast and crown; And children playing in autumn leaves Scaered the ground. Weddings and rings, flowers in spring,Buerflies, wistful and bright; Poinating bees and hives in the trees Or a harvest mo late at night. Me st But this too, he knows, must pass. Like water flowing in the riverAnd wind passing through thin air;The wld he sees through his own eyes e to understand - phographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different te.My insides wishing f a chance to defend,I wait at the edge f a of it to hit the end.Ihear a boy crying over his parents pieces, An old lady asking why to Jesus.With bru han being guiy and jting it with a pen. Is a wder beyd cpare. | Details | Phographer Poem | |Lile to understand - phographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different te.My insides wishing f a chance to defend,I wait at the ed coward watching them die fr a distance.What I regret now wish I could change it then,Rather than being guiy and jting it with a pen. A phographer dreamed Of a telepho lens Capturing light waves Fr beginning to end. Since time unleashed When the Big Bang leaped And and light streaks steer, Far away fr the phographer’s eye. With shuer speed set like a fast speed jet Blazing through the blue-white wispy aboveTurning his wings the bird that sings And a girl who ce stole his love. Racing through time while ctinuing to climbHigher through the prism sma birds he’s seen and heard With their colful feathers, breast and crown; And children playing in autumn leaves Scaered the ground. Weddings and rings, flowers in spring,Buerflies, wistful and bright; Poinating bees and hives in the trees Or a harvest mo late at night. M air;The wld he sees through his own eyes |Lile to understand - phographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different te.My insides wishing f a chance to defend,I wait at the edge f a of it to hit the end.Ihear a boy crying over his parents pieces, An old lady asking why to Jesus.W pare. | Details | Phographer Poem | |Lile to understand - phographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different te.My insides wishing f a chance to defend,I wait at the edge f a of it to hit the end.Ihear a boy crying over his parents p nd jting it with a pen.A phographer dreamed Of a telepho lens Capturing light waves Fr beginning to end. Since time unleashed When the Big Bang leaped And particles began life’s histy In swirling clouds he wdered how He might picture a piece of the mystery.Through polis ng his wings the bird that sings And a girl who ce stole his love. Racing through time while ctinuing to climbHigher through the prism of lightHis finger feathers the bu belowCapturing the ment in flight. Lingering there in pure mid-air Like a magic carpet in the wind; Until jo ddings and rings, flowers in spring,Buerflies, wistful and bright; Poinating bees and hives in the trees Or a harvest mo late at night. Meadows and mountains, free flowing fountainsAncient temples in faraway places; Firewks up high the 4th of July Olympics and fast car races. m | |Lile to understand - phographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different te.My insides wishing f a chance to defend,I wait at the edge f a of it to hit the end.Ihear a boy crying over his parents pieces, An old lady asking why to Jes cpare. | Details | Phographer Poem | |Lile to understand - phographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different te.My insides wishing f a chance to defend,I wait at the edge f a of it to hit the end.Ihear a boy crying over his pare iy and jting it with a pen. ht waves Fr beginning to end. Since time unleashed When the Big Bang leaped And particles began life’s histy In swirling clouds he wdered how He might picture a piece of the mystery.Through polished glass cverging past Planets, stars and seasOf swirling waves that danced and s ough time while ctinuing to climbHigher through the prism of lightHis finger feathers the bu belowCapturing the ment in flight. Lingering there in pure mid-air Like a magic carpet in the wind; Until joed by the sun its mning runWhile sti dreaming of that telepho lens. Maybe and hives in the trees Or a harvest mo late at night. Meadows and mountains, free flowing fountainsAncient temples in faraway places; Firewks up high the 4th of July Olympics and fast car races. But now fuy awakened he knows he’s mistakenAbout the focal length in his dre Poem | |Lile to understand - phographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different te.My insides wishing f a chance to defend,I wait at the edge f a of it to hit the end.Ihear a boy crying over his parents pieces, An old lady asking why t beyd cpare. | Details | Phographer Poem | |Lile to understand - phographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different te.My insides wishing f a chance to defend,I wait at the edge f a of it to hit the end.Ihear a boy crying over h ing guiy and jting it with a pen. ring light waves Fr beginning to end. Since time unleashed When the Big Bang leaped And particles began life’s histy In swirling clouds he wdered how He might picture a piece of the mystery.Through polished glass cverging past Planets, stars and seasOf swirling waves that dance ing through time while ctinuing to climbHigher through the prism of lightHis finger feathers the bu belowCapturing the ment in flight. Lingering there in pure mid-air Like a magic carpet in the wind; Until joed by the sun its mning runWhile sti dreaming of that telepho lens. M ng bees and hives in the trees Or a harvest mo late at night. Meadows and mountains, free flowing fountainsAncient temples in faraway places; Firewks up high the 4th of July Olympics and fast car races. But now fuy awakened he knows he’s mistakenAbout the focal length in grapher Poem | |Lile to understand - phographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different te.My insides wishing f a chance to defend,I wait at the edge f a of it to hit the end.Ihear a boy crying over his parents pieces, An old lady asking wder beyd cpare. | Details | Phographer Poem | |Lile to understand - phographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different te.My insides wishing f a chance to defend,I wait at the edge f a of it to hit the end.Ihear a boy crying than being guiy and jting it with a pen. A phographer dreamed Of a telepho lens Capturing light waves Fr beginning to end. Since time unleashed When the Big Bang leaped And particles began life’s histy In swirling clouds he wdered how He might picture a piece of the m wispy aboveTurning his wings the bird that sings And a girl who ce stole his love. Racing through time while ctinuing to climbHigher through the prism of lightHis finger feathers the bu belowCapturing the ment in flight. Lingering there in pure mid-air Like a magic carpet in the ground. Weddings and rings, flowers in spring,Buerflies, wistful and bright; Poinating bees and hives in the trees Or a harvest mo late at night. Meadows and mountains, free flowing fountainsAncient temples in faraway places; Firewks up high the 4th of July Olympics Phographer Poem | |Lile to understand - phographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different te.My insides wishing f a chance to defend,I wait at the edge f a of it to hit the end.Ihear a boy crying over his parents pieces, An old lady Is a wder beyd cpare. | Details | Phographer Poem | |Lile to understand - phographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different te.My insides wishing f a chance to defend,I wait at the edge f a of it to hit the end.Ihear a boy ather than being guiy and jting it with a pen. lens Capturing light waves Fr beginning to end. Since time unleashed When the Big Bang leaped And particles began life’s histy In swirling clouds he wdered how He might picture a piece of the mystery.Through polished glass cverging past Planets, stars and seasOf swirling wave love. Racing through time while ctinuing to climbHigher through the prism of lightHis finger feathers the bu belowCapturing the ment in flight. Lingering there in pure mid-air Like a magic carpet in the wind; Until joed by the sun its mning runWhile sti dreaming of that telep t; Poinating bees and hives in the trees Or a harvest mo late at night. Meadows and mountains, free flowing fountainsAncient temples in faraway places; Firewks up high the 4th of July Olympics and fast car races. But now fuy awakened he knows he’s mistakenAbout the fo ls | Phographer Poem | |Lile to understand - phographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different te.My insides wishing f a chance to defend,I wait at the edge f a of it to hit the end.Ihear a boy crying over his parents pieces, An old pen. Is a wder beyd cpare. | Details | Phographer Poem | |Lile to understand - phographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different te.My insides wishing f a chance to defend,I wait at the edge f a of it to hit the end.Ihear en,Rather than being guiy and jting it with a pen. A phographer dreamed Of a telepho lens Capturing light waves Fr beginning to end. Since time unleashed When the Big Bang leaped And particles began life’s histy In swirling clouds he wdered how He might picture a pi e blue-white wispy aboveTurning his wings the bird that sings And a girl who ce stole his love. Racing through time while ctinuing to climbHigher through the prism of lightHis finger feathers the bu belowCapturing the ment in flight. Lingering there in pure mid-air Like a magi Scaered the ground. Weddings and rings, flowers in spring,Buerflies, wistful and bright; Poinating bees and hives in the trees Or a harvest mo late at night. Meadows and mountains, free flowing fountainsAncient temples in faraway places; Firewks up high the 4th of July Details | Phographer Poem | |Lile to understand - phographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different te.My insides wishing f a chance to defend,I wait at the edge f a of it to hit the end.Ihear a boy crying over his parents pieces, A with a pen. Is a wder beyd cpare. | Details | Phographer Poem | |Lile to understand - phographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different te.My insides wishing f a chance to defend,I wait at the edge f a of it to hit the end.I it then,Rather than being guiy and jting it with a pen. f a telepho lens Capturing light waves Fr beginning to end. Since time unleashed When the Big Bang leaped And particles began life’s histy In swirling clouds he wdered how He might picture a piece of the mystery.Through polished glass cverging past Planets, stars and seasOf s ce stole his love. Racing through time while ctinuing to climbHigher through the prism of lightHis finger feathers the bu belowCapturing the ment in flight. Lingering there in pure mid-air Like a magic carpet in the wind; Until joed by the sun its mning runWhile sti dreaming ul and bright; Poinating bees and hives in the trees Or a harvest mo late at night. Meadows and mountains, free flowing fountainsAncient temples in faraway places; Firewks up high the 4th of July Olympics and fast car races. But now fuy awakened he knows he’s mistakenA re. | Details | Phographer Poem | |Lile to understand - phographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different te.My insides wishing f a chance to defend,I wait at the edge f a of it to hit the end.Ihear a boy crying over his parents piec ng it with a pen. Is a wder beyd cpare. | Details | Phographer Poem | |Lile to understand - phographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different te.My insides wishing f a chance to defend,I wait at the edge f a of it to hit the change it then,Rather than being guiy and jting it with a pen. ed Of a telepho lens Capturing light waves Fr beginning to end. Since time unleashed When the Big Bang leaped And particles began life’s histy In swirling clouds he wdered how He might picture a piece of the mystery.Through polished glass cverging past Planets, stars and sea who ce stole his love. Racing through time while ctinuing to climbHigher through the prism of lightHis finger feathers the bu belowCapturing the ment in flight. Lingering there in pure mid-air Like a magic carpet in the wind; Until joed by the sun its mning runWhile sti dre wistful and bright; Poinating bees and hives in the trees Or a harvest mo late at night. Meadows and mountains, free flowing fountainsAncient temples in faraway places; Firewks up high the 4th of July Olympics and fast car races. But now fuy awakened he knows he’s mista cpare. | Details | Phographer Poem | |Lile to understand - phographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different te.My insides wishing f a chance to defend,I wait at the edge f a of it to hit the end.Ihear a boy crying over his paren d jting it with a pen. Is a wder beyd cpare. | Details | Phographer Poem | |Lile to understand - phographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different te.My insides wishing f a chance to defend,I wait at the edge f a of it to I could change it then,Rather than being guiy and jting it with a pen. A phographer dreamed Of a telepho lens Capturing light waves Fr beginning to end. Since time unleashed When the Big Bang leaped And particles began life’s histy In swirling clouds he wdered how He Blazing through the blue-white wispy aboveTurning his wings the bird that sings And a girl who ce stole his love. Racing through time while ctinuing to climbHigher through the prism of lightHis finger feathers the bu belowCapturing the ment in flight. Lingering there in pure mid in autumn leaves Scaered the ground. Weddings and rings, flowers in spring,Buerflies, wistful and bright; Poinating bees and hives in the trees Or a harvest mo late at night. Meadows and mountains, free flowing fountainsAncient temples in faraway places; Firewks up high eyd cpare. | Details | Phographer Poem | |Lile to understand - phographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different te.My insides wishing f a chance to defend,I wait at the edge f a of it to hit the end.Ihear a boy crying over his y and jting it with a pen. Is a wder beyd cpare. | Details | Phographer Poem | |Lile to understand - phographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different te.My insides wishing f a chance to defend,I wait at the edge f a of ish I could change it then,Rather than being guiy and jting it with a pen. apher dreamed Of a telepho lens Capturing light waves Fr beginning to end. Since time unleashed When the Big Bang leaped And particles began life’s histy In swirling clouds he wdered how He might picture a piece of the mystery.Through polished glass cverging past Planets, st And a girl who ce stole his love. Racing through time while ctinuing to climbHigher through the prism of lightHis finger feathers the bu belowCapturing the ment in flight. Lingering there in pure mid-air Like a magic carpet in the wind; Until joed by the sun its mning runW Buerflies, wistful and bright; Poinating bees and hives in the trees Or a harvest mo late at night. Meadows and mountains, free flowing fountainsAncient temples in faraway places; Firewks up high the 4th of July Olympics and fast car races. But now fuy awakened he know eyd cpare. | Details | Phographer Poem | |Lile to understand - phographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different te.My insides wishing f a chance to defend,I wait at the edge f a of it to hit the end.Ihear a boy crying ov with a pen. Is a wder beyd cpare. | Details | Phographer Poem | |Lile to understand - phographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different te.My insides wishing f a chance to defend,I wait at the edge f han being guiy and jting it with a pen. es Fr beginning to end. Since time unleashed When the Big Bang leaped And particles began life’s histy In swirling clouds he wdered how He might picture a piece of the mystery.Through polished glass cverging past Pla to climbHigher through the prism of lightHis finger feathers the bu belowCapturing the ment in flight. Lingering there in pure mid-air Like a magic carpet in the wind; Until joed by the sun its mning ate at night. Meadows and mountains, free flowing fountainsAncient temples in faraway places; Firewks up high the 4th of July Olympics and fast car races. But now fuy awakened h t the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different te.My insides wishing f a chance to defend,I wait at the edge f a of it to hit the end.Ihear a boy cry phographer’s guiI’m at the peak watching the unknown,The rain today pouring at a different te.My insides wishing f a chance to defend,I wait at the edg telepho lens Capturing light waves Fr beginning to end. Since time unleashed When the Big Bang leaped And pa and light streaks steer, Far away fr the phographer’s eye. With shuer speed set like a fast speed jet B by the sun its mning runWhile sti dreaming of that telepho lens. Maybe today, p d bright; Poinating bees and hives in the trees Or a harvest mo la n the riverAnd wind passing through thin air;The grapher Poem | |Lile to un Those screams 146 Media Land Chapter 10 Government communications – 20 years of empowerment and development Government communications – 20 years of empowerment and development The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) was established in 1998 to actively communicate with the public about government policies, plans, programmes and achievements. This chapter traces its history and reflects on how far the organisation has come. A number of GCIS employees collaborated in the writing of this chapter. GCIS GCIS

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    tal weapons in every

    one’s hand,There’s v

    ery little to understa

    nd. Those screams,

    they haunt me every

    night,Bloody eyes st

    aring down asking w

    hy I didnt fight?L

    ike any mortal I fe

    ared my own existen

    ce,I was a coward

    watching them die fr

    om a distance.What

    I regret now wish

    I could change it the

    n,Rather than bein

    g guilty and jotting it

    with a pen.

    A photographer dre

    amed Of a telephot

    o lens Capturing ligh

    t waves From beginn

    ing to end. Since ti

    me unleashed When

    the Big Bang le

    aped And particles

    began life’s history

    In swirling clouds he

    wondered how He

    might picture a piece

    of the mystery.Thro

    ugh polished glass con

    verging past Planet

    s, stars and seasOf

    swirling waves that

    danced and swayed N

    o less than windswep

    t trees.As he focuse

    d his dream glassW

    here present meets p

    ast And depth of fi

    eld is wide;Where th

    e image is clear and

    light streaks steer, F

    ar away from

    the photographer’s e

    ye. With shutter spe

    ed set like a fast spee

    d jet Blazing throu

    gh the blue-white wi

    spy aboveTurning his

    wings on the bird th

    at sings And a girl

    who once stole his lov

    e. Racing through

    time while continuing

    to climbHigher throu

    gh the prism of ligh

    tHis finger feathers

    the button belowCap

    turing the moment in

    flight. Lingering th

    ere in pure mid-air

    Like a magic carpet

    in the wind; Until

    jolted by the sun on

    its morning runWh

    ile still dreaming of

    that telephoto lens. M

    aybe today, perhaps

    tomorrow,He’ll cap

    ture the illusive the b

    east; The athlete

    who strives for the b

    est inside Or the home

    less sleeping in the st

    reets.He’ll stop sma

    ll birds he’s seen an

    d heard With their co

    lorful feathers, breast

    and crown; And

    children playing in a

    utumn leaves Scatte

    red on the ground.

    Weddings and rings

    , flowers in spring,

    Butterflies, wistful

    and bright; Pollina

    ting bees and hives in

    the trees Or a har

    vest moon late at nig

    ht. Meadows and m

    ountains, free flowin

    g fountainsAncient

    temples in faraway

    places; Fireworks u

    p high on the 4th

    of July Olympics

    and fast car races.

    But now fully awa

    kened he knows he’s

    mistaken

    About the focal len

    gth in his dream glas

    s;Lens lust is a phot

    ographer’s must B

    ut this too, he know

    s, must pass. Like

    water flowing in the

    riverAnd wind pas

    sing through thin air

    ;The world he sees t

    hrough his own eyes

    Is a wonder beyond

    compare. | Details

    | Photographer P

    oem | |Little to

    understand - photogr

    apher’s guiltI’m at

    the peak watching the

    unknown,The rain

    today pouring at a

    different tone.My i

    nsides wishing for a

    chance to defend,I

    wait at the edge for

    all of it to hit the en

    d.Ihear a boy cryin

    g over his parents p

    ieces, An old lady

    asking why to Jesu

    s.With brutal weapon

    s in everyone’s hand

    ,There’s very little t

    o understand. Those

    screams, they haunt

    me every night,Blo

    ody eyes staring dow

    n asking why I didn

    t fight?Like any m

    ortal I feared my o

    wn existence,I was

    a coward watching t

    hem die

    from a distance.What

    I regret now wish

    I could change it t

    hen,Rather than be

    ing guilty and jotting

    it with a pen. Is

    a wonder beyond com

    pare. | Details | P

    hotographer Poem

    | |Little to under

    stand - photographer

    ’s guiltI’m at the p

    eak watching the unk

    nown,The rain toda

    y pouring at a differ

    ent tone.My insides w

    ishing for a chance t

    o defend,I wait at t

    he edge for all of it

    to hit the end.Ihear

    a boy crying over h

    is parents pieces, A

    n old lady asking w

    hy to Jesus.With b

    rutal weapons in ever

    yone’s hand,There’s

    very little to understa

    nd. Those screams,

    they haunt me every

    night,Bloody eyes st

    aring down asking

    why I didnt fight?L

    ike any mortal I fe

    ared my own existen

    ce,I was a coward

    watching them die fr

    om a distance.What

    I regret now wish

    I could change it the

    n,Rather than bein

    g guilty and jotting it

    with a pen. A ph

    otographer dreamed

    Of a telephoto lens

    Capturing light wav

    es From beginning

    to end. Since time u

    nleashed When the

    Big Bang leaped

    And particles began

    life’s history In sw

    irling clouds he wonde

    red how He might pi

    cture a piece of the m

    ystery.Through polish

    ed glass converging pa

    st Planets, stars an

    d seasOf swirling w

    aves that danced and

    swayed No less than

    windswept trees.A

    s he focused his drea

    m glass Where

    present meets past A

    nd depth of field is w

    ide;Where the image

    is clear and light str

    eaks steer, Far awa

    y from the photograp

    her’s eye. With shutt

    er speed set like a f

    ast speed jet Blazin

    g through the blue-w

    hite wispy aboveTur

    ning his wings on th

    e bird that sings A

    nd a girl who once st

    ole his love. Racin

    g through time while

    continuing to climbH

    igher through the pri

    sm of lightHis fing

    er feathers the button

    belowCapturing the

    moment in flight. L

    ingering there in pur

    e mid-air Like a m

    agic carpet in the wi

    nd; Until jolted by

    the sun on its morni

    ng runWhile still dre

    aming of that teleph

    oto lens. Maybe today

    , perhaps tomorrow,

    He’ll capture the ill

    usive the beast; The

    athlete who

    strives for the best in

    side Or the homeless

    sleeping in the street

    s.He’ll stop small b

    irds he’s seen and he

    ard With their colorf

    ul feathers, breast an

    d crown; And chi

    ldren playing in aut

    umn leaves Scattere

    d on the ground. W

    eddings and rings, fl

    owers in spring,Bu

    tterflies, wistful and

    bright; Pollinating

    bees and hives in the

    trees Or a harvest

    moon late at night.

    Meadows and moun

    tains, free flowing f

    ountainsAncient tem

    ples in faraway place

    s; Fireworks up high

    on the 4th of Ju

    ly Olympics and fa

    st car races. But

    now fully awakened

    he knows he’s mista

    kenAbout the focal

    length in his dream

    glass;Lens lust is a

    photographer’s must

    But this too, he k

    nows, must

    pass. Like water fl

    owing in the riverA

    nd wind passing thr

    ough thin air;The w

    orld he sees through

    his own eyes

    Is a wonder beyond

    compare. | Details

    | Photographer P

    oem | |Little to

    understand - photogr

    apher’s guiltI’m at

    the peak watching the

    unknown,The rain

    today pouring at a

    different tone.My i

    nsides wishing for a

    chance to defend,I

    wait at the edge for

    all of it to hit the en

    d.Ihear a boy cryin

    g over his parents p

    ieces, An old lady

    asking why to Jesu

    s.With brutal weapon

    s in everyone’s hand

    ,There’s very little t

    o understand. Those

    screams, they haunt

    me every night,Blo

    ody eyes staring dow

    n asking why I didn

    t fight?Like any m

    ortal I feared my o

    wn existence,I was

    a coward watching t

    hem die from a dista

    nce.What I regret

    now wish I could ch

    ange it then,Rather

    than being guilty an

    d jotting it with a pe

    n. Is a wonder beyon

    d compare. | Deta

    ils | Photographer P

    oem | |Little to

    understand - photogr

    apher’s guiltI’m at

    the peak watching the

    unknown,The rain

    today pouring at a

    different tone.My i

    nsides wishing for a

    chance to defend,I

    wait at the edge for

    all of it to hit the en

    d.Ihear a boy cryin

    g over his parents p

    ieces, An old lady

    asking why to Jesu

    s.With brutal weapon

    s in everyone’s hand

    ,There’s very little t

    o understand. Those

    screams, they haunt

    me every night,Blo

    ody eyes staring dow

    n asking why I didn

    t fight?Like any m

    ortal I feared my o

    wn existence,I was

    a coward watching t

    hem die from a dista

    nce.What I

    regret now wish I c

    ould change it then,R

    ather than being gui

    lty and jotting it wit

    h a pen.A photograp

    her dreamed Of a

    telephoto lens Captur

    ing light waves Fr

    om beginning to end

    . Since time unleash

    ed When the Big

    Bang leaped An

    d particles began life

    ’s history In swirlin

    g clouds he wondered

    how He might pict

    ure a piece of the my

    stery.Through polish

    ed glass converging pa

    st Planets, stars an

    d seasOf swirling w

    aves that danced and

    swayed No less than

    windswept trees.A

    s he focused his drea

    m glassWhere prese

    nt meets past And

    depth of field is wide

    ;Where the image is

    clear and light strea

    ks steer, Far away f

    rom the photographe

    r’s eye. With shutter

    speed set like

    a fast speed jet Bla

    zing through the blu

    e-white wispy aboveT

    urning his wings on

    the bird that sings A

    nd a girl who once st

    ole his love. Racin

    g through time while

    continuing to climbH

    igher through the pri

    sm of lightHis fing

    er feathers the button

    belowCapturing the

    moment in flight. L

    ingering there in pur

    e mid-air Like a m

    agic carpet in the wi

    nd; Until jolted by

    the sun on its morni

    ng runWhile still dre

    aming of that teleph

    oto lens. Maybe today

    , perhaps tomorrow,

    He’ll capture the ill

    usive the beast; The

    athlete who strives f

    or the best inside Or

    the homeless sleepin

    g in the streets.He’

    ll stop small birds he

    ’s seen and heard W

    ith their colorful feath

    ers, breast and crow

    n; And

    children playing in a

    utumn leaves Scatte

    red on the ground.

    Weddings and rings

    , flowers in spring,

    Butterflies, wistful

    and bright; Pollina

    ting bees and hives in

    the trees Or a har

    vest moon late at nig

    ht. Meadows and m

    ountains, free flowin

    g fountainsAncient

    temples in faraway

    places; Fireworks u

    p high on the 4th

    of July Olympics

    and fast car races.

    But now fully awa

    kened he knows he’s

    mistakenAbout the f

    ocal length in his dr

    eam glass;Lens lust

    is a photographer’s

    must But this too

    , he knows, must pa

    ss. Like water flow

    ing in the riverAnd

    wind passing throu

    gh thin air;The worl

    d he sees through his

    own eyes

    Is a wonder beyond

    compare. | Details

    | Photographer P

    oem | |Little to

    understand - photogr

    apher’s guiltI’m at

    the peak watching the

    unknown,The rain

    today pouring at a

    different tone.My i

    nsides wishing for a

    chance to defend,I

    wait at the edge for

    all of it to hit the en

    d.Ihear a boy cryin

    g over his parents p

    ieces, An old lady

    asking why to Jesu

    s.With brutal weapon

    s in everyone’s hand

    ,There’s very little t

    o understand. Those

    screams, they haunt

    me every night,Blo

    ody eyes staring dow

    n asking why I didn

    t fight?Like any m

    ortal I feared my o

    wn existence,I was

    a coward watching t

    hem die from a dista

    nce.What I regret

    now wish I could ch

    ange it then,Rather

    than being guilty an

    d jotting it with a pe

    n. Is a wonder beyon

    d compare. | Deta

    ils | Photographer P

    oem | |Little to

    understand - photogr

    apher’s guiltI’m at

    the peak watching the

    unknown,The rain

    today pouring at a

    different tone.My i

    nsides wishing for a

    chance to defend,I

    wait at the edge for

    all of it to hit the en

    d.Ihear a boy cryin

    g over his parents p

    ieces, An old lady

    asking why to Jesu

    s.With brutal weapon

    s in everyone’s hand

    ,There’s very little t

    o understand. Those

    screams, they haunt

    me every night,Blo

    ody eyes staring dow

    n asking why I didn

    t fight?Like any m

    ortal I feared my o

    wn existence,I was

    a coward watching t

    hem die from a dista

    nce.What I

    regret now wish I c

    ould change it then,R

    ather than being gui

    lty and jotting it wit

    h a pen.

    A photographer dre

    amed Of a telephot

    o lens Capturing ligh

    t waves From beginn

    ing to end. Since ti

    me unleashed When

    the Big Bang le

    aped And particles

    began life’s history

    In swirling clouds he

    wondered how He

    might picture a piece

    of the mystery.Thro

    ugh polished glass con

    verging past Planet

    s, stars and seasOf

    swirling waves that

    danced and swayed N

    o less than windswep

    t trees.As he focuse

    d his dream glassW

    here present meets p

    ast And depth of fi

    eld is wide;Where th

    e image is clear and

    light streaks steer, F

    ar away from the p

    hotographer’s eye. W

    ith shutter speed set

    like a fast speed jet

    Blazing through th

    e blue-white wispy ab

    oveTurning his wing

    s on the bird

    that sings And a g

    irl who once stole his

    love. Racing thro

    ugh time while continu

    ing to climbHigher

    through the prism of

    lightHis finger feat

    hers the button below

    Capturing the mome

    nt in flight. Linge

    ring there in pure m

    id-air Like a magic

    carpet in the wind;

    Until jolted by the s

    un on its morning r

    unWhile still dreamin

    g of that telephoto le

    ns. Maybe today,

    perhaps tomorrow,He

    ’ll capture the illusiv

    e the beast; The ath

    lete who strives for t

    he best inside Or th

    e homeless sleeping in

    the streets.He’ll st

    op small birds he’s s

    een and heard With

    their colorful feathers

    , breast and crown;

    And children play

    ing in autumn leaves

    Scattered on the g

    round. Weddings an

    d rings, flowers

    in spring,Butterfli

    es, wistful and brigh

    t; Pollinating bees a

    nd hives in the trees

    Or a harvest moon

    late at night. Mead

    ows and mountains,

    free flowing fountain

    sAncient temples in

    faraway places; F

    ireworks up high on

    the 4th of July

    Olympics and fast ca

    r races. But now

    fully awakened he k

    nows he’s mistakenA

    bout the focal length

    in his dream glass;

    Lens lust is a phot

    ographer’s must B

    ut this too, he know

    s, must pass. Like

    water flowing in the

    riverAnd wind pas

    sing through thin air

    ;The world he sees t

    hrough his own eyes

    Is a wonder beyond

    compare. | Details

    | Photographer P

    oem | |Little to

    understand - photogr

    apher’s guiltI’m at

    the peak watching the

    unknown,The rain

    today pouring at a

    different tone.My i

    nsides wishing for a

    chance to defend,I

    wait at the edge for

    all of it to hit the en

    d.Ihear a boy cryin

    g over his parents p

    ieces, An old lady

    asking why to Jesu

    s.With brutal weapon

    s in everyone’s hand

    ,There’s very little t

    o understand. Those

    screams, they haunt

    me every night,Blo

    ody eyes staring dow

    n asking why I didn

    t fight?Like any m

    ortal I feared my o

    wn existence,I was

    a coward watching t

    hem die from a dista

    nce.What I regret

    now wish I could ch

    ange it then,Rather

    than being guilty an

    d jotting it with a pe

    n. Is a wonder beyon

    d compare. | Deta

    ils | Photographer P

    oem | |Little to

    understand - photogr

    apher’s guiltI’m at

    the peak watching the

    unknown,The rain

    today pouring at a

    different tone.My i

    nsides wishing for a

    chance to defend,I

    wait at the edge for

    all of it to hit the en

    d.Ihear a boy cryin

    g over his parents p

    ieces, An old lady

    asking why to Jesu

    s.With brutal weapon

    s in everyone’s hand

    ,There’s very little t

    o understand. Those

    screams, they haunt

    me every night,Blo

    ody eyes staring dow

    n asking why I didn

    t fight?Like any m

    ortal I feared my o

    wn existence,I was

    a coward watching t

    hem die from a dista

    nce.What I

    regret now wish I c

    ould change it then,R

    ather than being gui

    lty and jotting it wit

    h a pen.

    A photographer dre

    amed Of a telephot

    o lens Capturing ligh

    t waves From beginn

    ing to end. Since ti

    me unleashed When

    the Big Bang le

    aped And particles

    began life’s history

    In swirling clouds he

    wondered how He

    might picture a piece

    of the mystery.Thro

    ugh polished glass con

    verging past Planet

    s, stars and seasOf

    swirling waves that

    danced and swayed N

    o less than windswep

    t trees.As he focuse

    d his dream glassW

    here present meets p

    ast And depth of fi

    eld is wide;Where th

    e image is clear and

    light streaks steer, F

    ar away from the p

    hotographer’s eye. W

    ith shutter speed set

    like a fast speed jet

    Blazing through th

    e blue-white wispy ab

    oveTurning his wing

    s on the bird

    that sings And a g

    irl who once stole his

    love. Racing thro

    ugh time while continu

    ing to climbHigher

    through the prism of

    lightHis finger feat

    hers the button below

    Capturing the mome

    nt in flight. Linge

    ring there in pure m

    id-air Like a magic

    carpet in the wind;

    Until jolted by the s

    un on its morning r

    unWhile still dreamin

    g of that telephoto le

    ns. Maybe today,

    perhaps tomorrow,He

    ’ll capture the illusiv

    e the beast; The ath

    lete who strives for t

    he best inside Or th

    e homeless sleeping in

    the streets.He’ll st

    op small birds he’s s

    een and heard With

    their colorful feathers

    , breast and crown;

    And children play

    ing in autumn leaves

    Scattered on the g

    round. Weddings an

    d rings, flowers

    in spring,Butterfli

    es, wistful and brigh

    t; Pollinating bees a

    nd hives in the trees

    Or a harvest moon

    late at night. Mead

    ows and mountains,

    free flowing fountain

    sAncient temples in

    faraway places; F

    ireworks up high on

    the 4th of July

    Olympics and fast ca

    r races. But now

    fully awakened he k

    nows he’s mistakenA

    bout the focal length

    in his dream glass;

    Lens lust is a phot

    ographer’s must B

    ut this too, he know

    s, must pass. Like

    water flowing in the

    riverAnd wind pas

    sing through thin air

    ;The world he sees t

    hrough his own eyes

    Is a wonder beyond

    compare. | Details

    | Photographer P

    oem | |Little to

    understand - photogr

    apher’s guiltI’m at

    the peak watching the

    unknown,The rain

    today pouring at a

    different tone.My i

    nsides wishing for a

    chance to defend,I

    wait at the edge for

    all of it to hit the en

    d.Ihear a boy cryin

    g over his parents p

    ieces, An old lady

    asking why to Jesu

    s.With brutal weapon

    s in everyone’s hand

    ,There’s very little t

    o understand. Those

    screams, they haunt

    me every night,Blo

    ody eyes staring dow

    n asking why I didn

    t fight?Like any m

    ortal I feared my o

    wn existence,I was

    a coward watching t

    hem die from a dista

    nce.What I regret

    now wish I could ch

    ange it then,Rather

    than being guilty an

    d jotting it with a pe

    n. Is a wonder beyon

    d compare. | Deta

    ils | Photographer P

    oem | |Little to

    understand - photogr

    apher’s guiltI’m at

    the peak watching the

    unknown,The rain

    today pouring at a

    different tone.My i

    nsides wishing for a

    chance to defend,I

    wait at the edge for

    all of it to hit the en

    d.Ihear a boy cryin

    g over his parents p

    ieces, An old lady

    asking why to Jesu

    s.With brutal weapon

    s in everyone’s hand

    ,There’s very little t

    o understand. Those

    screams, they haunt

    me every night,Blo

    ody eyes staring dow

    n asking why I didn

    t fight?Like any m

    ortal I feared my o

    wn existence,I was

    a coward watching t

    hem die from a dista

    nce.What I

    regret now wish I c

    ould change it then,R

    ather than being gui

    lty and jotting it wit

    h a pen. A photograp

    her dreamed Of a

    telephoto lens Captur

    ing light waves Fr

    om beginning to end

    . Since time unleash

    ed When the Big

    Bang leaped An

    d particles began life

    ’s history In swirlin

    g clouds he wondered

    how He might pict

    ure a piece of the my

    stery.Through polish

    ed glass converging pa

    st Planets, stars an

    d seasOf swirling w

    aves that danced and

    swayed No less than

    windswept trees.A

    s he focused his drea

    m glassWhere prese

    nt meets past And

    depth of field is wide

    ;Where the image is

    clear and light strea

    ks steer, Far away f

    rom the photographe

    r’s eye. With shutter

    speed set like

    a fast speed jet Bla

    zing through the blu

    e-white wispy aboveT

    urning his wings on

    the bird that sings A

    nd a girl who once st

    ole his love. Racin

    g through time while

    continuing to climbH

    igher through the pri

    sm of lightHis fing

    er feathers the button

    belowCapturing the

    moment in flight. L

    ingering there in pur

    e mid-air Like a m

    agic carpet in the wi

    nd; Until jolted by

    the sun on its morni

    ng runWhile still dre

    aming of that teleph

    oto lens. Maybe today

    , perhaps tomorrow,

    He’ll capture the ill

    usive the beast; The

    athlete who strives f

    or the best inside Or

    the homeless sleepin

    g in the streets.He’

    ll stop small birds he

    ’s seen and heard W

    ith their colorful feath

    ers, breast and crow

    n; And

    children playing in a

    utumn leaves Scatte

    red on the ground.

    Weddings and rings

    , flowers in spring,

    Butterflies, wistful

    and bright; Pollina

    ting bees and hives in

    the trees Or a har

    vest moon late at nig

    ht. Meadows and m

    ountains, free flowin

    g fountainsAncient

    temples in faraway

    places; Fireworks u

    p high on the 4th

    of July Olympics

    and fast car races.

    But now fully awa

    kened he knows he’s

    mistakenAbout the f

    ocal length in his dr

    eam glass;Lens lust

    is a photographer’s

    must But this too

    , he knows, must pa

    ss. Like water flow

    ing in the riverAnd

    wind passing throu

    gh thin air;The worl

    d he sees through his

    own eyes

    Is a wonder beyond

    compare. | Details

    | Photographer P

    oem | |Little to

    understand - photogr

    apher’s guiltI’m at

    the peak watching the

    unknown,The rain

    today pouring at a

    different tone.My i

    nsides wishing for a

    chance to defend,I

    wait at the edge for

    all of it to hit the en

    d.Ihear a boy cryin

    g over his parents p

    ieces, An old lady

    asking why to Jesu

    s.With brutal weapon

    s in everyone’s hand

    ,There’s very little t

    o understand. Those

    screams, they haunt

    me every night,Blo

    ody eyes staring dow

    n asking why I didn

    t fight?Like any m

    ortal I feared my o

    wn existence,I was

    a coward watching t

    hem die from a dista

    nce.What I regret

    now wish I could ch

    ange it then,Rather

    than being guilty an

    d jotting it with a pe

    n. Is a wonder beyon

    d compare. | Deta

    ils | Photographer P

    oem | |Little to

    understand - photogr

    apher’s guiltI’m at

    the peak watching the

    unknown,The rain

    today pouring at a

    different tone.My i

    nsides wishing for a

    chance to defend,I

    wait at the edge for

    all of it to hit the en

    d.Ihear a boy cryin

    g over his parents p

    ieces, An old lady

    asking why to Jesu

    s.With brutal weapon

    s in everyone’s hand

    ,There’s very little t

    o understand. Those

    screams, they haunt

    me every night,Blo

    ody eyes staring dow

    n asking why I didn

    t fight?Like any m

    ortal I feared my o

    wn existence,I was

    a coward watching t

    hem die from a dista

    nce.What I

    regret now wish I c

    ould change it then,R

    ather than being gui

    lty and jotting it wit

    h a pen.

    A photographer dre

    amed Of a telephot

    o lens Capturing ligh

    t waves From beginn

    ing to end. Since ti

    me unleashed When

    the Big Bang le

    aped And particles

    began life’s history

    In swirling clouds he

    wondered how He

    might picture a piece

    of the mystery.Thro

    ugh polished glass con

    verging past Planet

    s, stars and seasOf

    swirling waves that

    danced and swayed N

    o less than windswep

    t trees.As he focuse

    d his dream glassW

    here present meets p

    ast And depth of fi

    eld is wide;Where th

    e image is clear and

    light streaks steer, F

    ar away from the p

    hotographer’s eye. W

    ith shutter speed set

    like a fast speed jet

    Blazing through th

    e blue-white wispy ab

    oveTurning his wing

    s on the bird

    that sings And a g

    irl who once stole his

    love. Racing thro

    ugh time while continu

    ing to climbHigher

    through the prism of

    lightHis finger feat

    hers the button below

    Capturing the mome

    nt in flight. Linge

    ring there in pure m

    id-air Like a magic

    carpet in the wind;

    Until jolted by the s

    un on its morning r

    unWhile still dreamin

    g of that telephoto le

    ns. Maybe today,

    perhaps tomorrow,He

    ’ll capture the illusiv

    e the beast; The ath

    lete who strives for t

    he best inside Or th

    e homeless sleeping in

    the streets.He’ll st

    op small birds he’s s

    een and heard With

    their colorful feathers

    , breast and crown;

    And children play

    ing in autumn leaves

    Scattered on the g

    round. Weddings an

    d rings, flowers

    in spring,Butterfli

    es, wistful and brigh

    t; Pollinating bees a

    nd hives in the trees

    Or a harvest moon

    late at night. Mead

    ows and mountains,

    free flowing fountain

    sAncient temples in

    faraway places; F

    ireworks up high on

    the 4th of July

    Olympics and fast ca

    r races. But now

    fully awakened he k

    nows he’s mistakenA

    bout the focal length

    in his dream glass;

    Lens lust is a phot

    ographer’s must B

    ut this too, he know

    s, must pass. Like

    water flowing in the

    riverAnd wind pas

    sing through thin air

    ;The world he sees t

    hrough his own eyes

    Is a wonder beyond

    compare. | Details

    | Photographer P

    oem | |Little to

    understand - photogr

    apher’s guiltI’m at

    the peak watching the

    unknown,The rain

    today pouring at a

    different tone.My i

    nsides wishing for a

    chance to defend,I

    wait at the edge for

    all of it to hit the en

    d.Ihear a boy cryin

    g over his parents p

    ieces, An old lady

    asking why to Jesu

    s.With brutal weapon

    s in everyone’s hand

    ,There’s very little t

    o understand. Those

    screams, they haunt

    me every night,Blo

    ody eyes staring dow

    n asking why I didn

    t fight?Like any m

    ortal I feared my o

    wn existence,I was

    a coward watching t

    hem die from a dista

    nce.What I regret

    now wish I could ch

    ange it then,Rather

    than being guilty an

    d jotting it with a pe

    n. Is a wonder beyon

    d compare. | Deta

    ils | Photographer P

    oem | |Little to

    understand - photogr

    apher’s guiltI’m at

    the peak watching the

    unknown,The rain

    today pouring at a

    different tone.My i

    nsides wishing for a

    chance to defend,I

    wait at the edge for

    all of it to hit the en

    d.Ihear a boy cryin

    g over his parents p

    ieces, An old lady

    asking why to Jesu

    s.With brutal weapon

    s in everyone’s hand

    ,There’s very little t

    o understand. Those

    screams, they haunt

    me every night,Blo

    ody eyes staring dow

    n asking why I didn

    t fight?Like any m

    ortal I feared my o

    wn existence,I was

    a coward watching t

    hem die from a dista

    nce.What I

    regret now wish I c

    ould change it then,R

    ather than being gui

    lty and jotting it wit

    h a pen. A photograp

    her dreamed Of a

    telephoto lens Captur

    ing light waves Fr

    om beginning to end

    . Since time unleash

    ed When the Big

    Bang leaped An

    d particles began life

    ’s history In swirlin

    g clouds he wondered

    how He might pict

    ure a piece of the my

    stery.Through polish

    ed glass converging pa

    st Planets, stars an

    d seasOf swirling w

    aves that danced and

    swayed No less than

    windswept trees.A

    s he focused his drea

    m glassWhere prese

    nt meets past And

    depth of field is wide

    ;Where the image is

    clear and light strea

    ks steer, Far away f

    rom the photographe

    r’s eye. With shutter

    speed set like

    a fast speed jet Bla

    zing through the blu

    e-white wispy aboveT

    urning his wings on

    the bird that sings A

    nd a girl who once st

    ole his love. Racin

    g through time while

    continuing to climbH

    igher through the pri

    sm of lightHis fing

    er feathers the button

    belowCapturing the

    moment in flight. L

    ingering there in pur

    e mid-air Like a m

    agic carpet in the wi

    nd; Until jolted by

    the sun on its morni

    ng runWhile still dre

    aming of that teleph

    oto lens. Maybe today

    , perhaps tomorrow,

    He’ll capture the ill

    usive the beast; The

    athlete who strives f

    or the best inside Or

    the homeless sleepin

    g in the streets.He’

    ll stop small birds he

    ’s seen and heard W

    ith their colorful feath

    ers, breast and crow

    n; And

    children playing in a

    utumn leaves Scatte

    red on the ground.

    Weddings and rings

    , flowers in spring,

    Butterflies, wistful

    and bright; Pollina

    ting bees and hives in

    the trees Or a har

    vest moon late at nig

    ht. Meadows and m

    ountains, free flowin

    g fountainsAncient

    temples in faraway

    places; Fireworks u

    p high on the 4th

    of July Olympics

    and fast car races.

    But now fully awa

    kened he knows he’s

    mistakenAbout the f

    ocal length in his dr

    eam glass;Lens lust

    is a photographer’s

    must But this too

    , he knows, must pa

    ss. Like water flow

    ing in the riverAnd

    wind passing throu

    gh thin air;The worl

    d he sees through his

    own eyes

    Is a wonder beyond

    compare. | Details

    | Photographer P

    oem | |Little to

    understand - photogr

    apher’s guiltI’m at

    the peak watching the

    unknown,The rain

    today pouring at a

    different tone.My i

    nsides wishing for a

    chance to defend,I

    wait at the edge for

    all of it to hit the en

    d.Ihear a boy cryin

    g over his parents p

    ieces, An old lady

    asking why to Jesu

    s.With brutal weapon

    s in everyone’s hand

    ,There’s very little t

    o understand. Those

    screams, they haunt

    me every night,Blo

    ody eyes staring dow

    n asking why I didn

    t fight?Like any m

    ortal I feared my o

    wn existence,I was

    a coward watching t

    hem die from a dista

    nce.What I regret

    now wish I could ch

    ange it then,Rather

    than being guilty an

    d jotting it with a pe

    n. Is a wonder beyon

    d compare. | Deta

    ils | Photographer P

    oem | |Little to

    understand - photogr

    apher’s guiltI’m at

    the peak watching the

    unknown,The rain

    today pouring at a

    different tone.My i

    nsides wishing for a

    chance to defend,I

    wait at the edge for

    all of it to hit the en

    d.Ihear a boy cryin

    g over his parents p

    ieces, An old lady

    asking why to Jesu

    s.With brutal weapon

    s in everyone’s hand

    ,There’s very little t

    o understand. Those

    screams, they haunt

    me every night,Blo

    ody eyes staring dow

    n asking why I didn

    t fight?Like any m

    ortal I feared my o

    wn existence,I was

    a coward watching t

    hem die from a dista

    nce.What I

    regret now wish I c

    ould change it then,R

    ather than being gui

    lty and jotting it wit

    h a pen.

    A photographer dre

    amed Of a telephot

    o lens Capturing ligh

    t waves From beginn

    ing to end. Since ti

    me unleashed When

    the Big Bang le

    aped And particles

    began life’s history

    In swirling clouds he

    wondered how He

    might picture a piece

    of the mystery.Thro

    ugh polished glass con

    verging past Planet

    s, stars and seasOf

    swirling waves that

    danced and swayed N

    o less than windswep

    t trees.As he focuse

    d his dream glassW

    here present meets p

    ast And depth of fi

    eld is wide;Where th

    e image is clear and

    light streaks steer, F

    ar away from the p

    hotographer’s eye. W

    ith shutter speed set

    like a fast speed jet

    Blazing through th

    e blue-white wispy ab

    oveTurning his wing

    s on the bird

    that sings And a g

    irl who once stole his

    love. Racing thro

    ugh time while continu

    ing to climbHigher

    through the prism of

    lightHis finger feat

    hers the button below

    Capturing the mome

    nt in flight. Linge

    ring there in pure m

    id-air Like a magic

    carpet in the wind;

    Until jolted by the s

    un on its morning r

    unWhile still dreamin

    g of that telephoto le

    ns. Maybe today,

    perhaps tomorrow,He

    ’ll capture the illusiv

    e the beast; The ath

    lete who strives for t

    he best inside Or th

    e homeless sleeping in

    the streets.He’ll st

    op small birds he’s s

    een and heard With

    their colorful feathers

    , breast and crown;

    And children play

    ing in autumn leaves

    Scattered on the g

    round. Weddings an

    d rings, flowers

    in spring,Butterfli

    es, wistful and brigh

    t; Pollinating bees a

    nd hives in the trees

    Or a harvest moon

    late at night. Mead

    ows and mountains,

    free flowing fountain

    sAncient temples in

    faraway places; F

    ireworks up high on

    the 4th of July

    Olympics and fast ca

    r races. But now

    fully awakened he k

    nows he’s mistakenA

    bout the focal length

    in his dream glass;

    Lens lust is a phot

    ographer’s must B

    ut this too, he know

    s, must pass. Like

    water flowing in the

    riverAnd wind pas

    sing through thin air

    ;The world he sees t

    hrough his own eyes

    Is a wonder beyond

    compare. | Details

    | Photographer P

    oem | |Little to

    understand - photogr

    apher’s guiltI’m at

    the peak watching the

    unknown,The rain

    today pouring at a

    different tone.My i

    nsides wishing for a

    chance to defend,I

    wait at the edge for

    all of it to hit the en

    d.Ihear a boy cryin

    g over his parents p

    ieces, An old lady

    asking why to Jesu

    s.With brutal weapon

    s in everyone’s hand

    ,There’s very little t

    o understand. Those

    screams, they haunt

    me every night,Blo

    ody eyes staring dow

    n asking why I didn

    t fight?Like any m

    ortal I feared my o

    wn existence,I was

    a coward watching t

    hem die from a dista

    nce.What I regret

    now wish I could ch

    ange it then,Rather

    than being guilty an

    d jotting it with a pe

    n. Is a wonder beyon

    d compare. | Deta

    ils | Photographer P

    oem | |Little to

    understand - photogr

    apher’s guiltI’m at

    the peak watching the

    unknown,The rain

    today pouring at a

    different tone.My i

    nsides wishing for a

    chance to defend,I

    wait at the edge for

    all of it to hit the en

    d.Ihear a boy cryin

    g over his parents p

    ieces, An old lady

    asking why to Jesu

    s.With brutal weapon

    s in everyone’s hand

    ,There’s very little t

    o understand. Those

    screams, they haunt

    me every night,Blo

    ody eyes staring dow

    n asking why I didn

    t fight?Like any m

    ortal I feared my o

    wn existence,I was

    a coward watching t

    hem die from a dista

    nce.What I

    regret now wish I c

    ould change it then,R

    ather than being gui

    lty and jotting it wit

    h a pen.

    A photographer dre

    amed Of a telephot

    o lens Capturing ligh

    t waves From beginn

    ing to end. Since ti

    me unleashed When

    the Big Bang le

    aped And particles

    began life’s history

    In swirling clouds he

    wondered how He

    might picture a piece

    of the mystery.Thro

    ugh polished glass con

    verging past Planet

    s, stars and seasOf

    swirling waves that

    danced and swayed N

    o less than windswep

    t trees.As he focuse

    d his dream glassW

    here present meets p

    ast And depth of fi

    eld is wide;Where th

    e image is clear and

    light streaks steer, F

    ar away from the p

    hotographer’s eye. W

    ith shutter speed set

    like a fast speed jet

    Blazing through th

    e blue-white wispy ab

    oveTurning his wing

    s on the bird

    that sings And a g

    irl who once stole his

    love. Racing thro

    ugh time while continu

    ing to climbHigher

    through the prism of

    lightHis finger feat

    hers the button below

    Capturing the mome

    nt in flight. Linge

    ring there in pure m

    id-air Like a magic

    carpet in the wind;

    Until jolted by the s

    un on its morning r

    unWhile still dreamin

    g of that telephoto le

    ns. Maybe today,

    perhaps tomorrow,He

    ’ll capture the illusiv

    e the beast; The ath

    lete who strives for t

    he best inside Or th

    e homeless sleeping in

    the streets.He’ll st

    op small birds he’s s

    een and heard With

    their colorful feathers

    , breast and crown;

    And children play

    ing in autumn leaves

    Scattered on the g

    round. Weddings an

    d rings, flowers

    in spring,Butterfli

    es, wistful and brigh

    t; Pollinating bees a

    nd hives in the trees

    Or a harvest moon

    late at night. Mead

    ows and mountains,

    free flowing fountain

    sAncient temples in

    faraway places; F

    ireworks up high on

    the 4th of July

    Olympics and fast ca

    r races. But now

    fully awakened he k

    nows he’s mistakenA

    bout the focal length

    in his dream glass;

    Lens lust is a phot

    ographer’s must B

    ut this too, he know

    s, must pass. Like

    water flowing in the

    riverAnd wind pas

    sing through thin air

    ;The world he sees t

    hrough his own eyes

    Is a wonder beyond

    compare. | Details

    | Photographer P

    oem | |Little to

    understand - photogr

    apher’s guiltI’m at

    the peak watching the

    unknown,The rain

    today pouring at a

    different tone.My i

    nsides wishing for a

    chance to defend,I

    wait at the edge for

    all of it to hit the en

    d.Ihear a boy cryin

    g over his parents p

    ieces, An old lady

    asking why to Jesu

    s.With brutal weapon

    s in everyone’s hand

    ,There’s very little t

    o understand. Those

    screams, they haunt

    me every night,Blo

    ody eyes staring dow

    n asking why I didn

    t fight?Like any m

    ortal I feared my o

    wn existence,I was

    a coward watching t

    hem die from a dista

    nce.What I regret

    now wish I could ch

    ange it then,Rather

    than being guilty an

    d jotting it with a pe

    n. Is a wonder beyon

    d compare. | Deta

    ils | Photographer P

    oem | |Little to

    understand - photogr

    apher’s guiltI’m at

    the peak watching the

    unknown,The rain

    today pouring at a

    different tone.My i

    nsides wishing for a

    chance to defend,I

    wait at the edge for

    all of it to hit the en

    d.Ihear a boy cryin

    g over his parents p

    ieces, An old lady

    asking why to Jesu

    s.With brutal weapon

    s in everyone’s hand

    ,There’s very little t

    o understand. Those

    screams, they haunt

    me every night,Blo

    ody eyes staring dow

    n asking why I didn

    t fight?Like any m

    ortal I feared my o

    wn existence,I was

    a coward watching t

    hem die from a dista

    nce.What I

    regret now wish I c

    ould change it then,R

    ather than being gui

    lty and jotting it wit

    h a pen. A photograp

    her dreamed Of a

    telephoto lens Captur

    ing light waves Fr

    om beginning to end

    . Since time unleash

    ed When the Big

    Bang leaped An

    d particles began life

    ’s history In swirlin

    g clouds he wondered

    how He might pict

    ure a piece of the my

    stery.Through polish

    ed glass converging pa

    st Planets, stars an

    d seasOf swirling w

    aves that danced and

    swayed No less than

    windswept trees.A

    s he focused his drea

    m glassWhere prese

    nt meets past And

    depth of field is wide

    ;Where the image is

    clear and light strea

    ks steer, Far away f

    rom the photographe

    r’s eye. With shutter

    speed set like

    a fast speed jet Bla

    zing through the blu

    e-white wispy aboveT

    urning his wings on

    the bird that sings A

    nd a girl who once st

    ole his love. Racin

    g through time while

    continuing to climbH

    igher through the pri

    sm of lightHis fing

    er feathers the button

    belowCapturing the

    moment in flight. L

    ingering there in pur

    e mid-air Like a m

    agic carpet in the wi

    nd; Until jolted by

    the sun on its morni

    ng runWhile still dre

    aming of that teleph

    oto lens. Maybe today

    , perhaps tomorrow,

    He’ll capture the ill

    usive the beast; The

    athlete who strives f

    or the best inside Or

    the homeless sleepin

    g in the streets.He’

    ll stop small birds he

    ’s seen and heard W

    ith their colorful feath

    ers, breast and crow

    n; And

    children playing in a

    utumn leaves Scatte

    red on the ground.

    Weddings and rings

    , flowers in spring,

    Butterflies, wistful

    and bright; Pollina

    ting bees and hives in

    the trees Or a har

    vest moon late at nig

    ht. Meadows and m

    ountains, free flowin

    g fountainsAncient

    temples in faraway

    places; Fireworks u

    p high on the 4th

    of July Olympics

    and fast car races.

    But now fully awa

    kened he knows he’s

    mistakenAbout the f

    ocal length in his dr

    eam glass;Lens lust

    is a photographer’s

    must But this too

    , he knows, must pa

    ss. Like water flow

    ing in the riverAnd

    wind passing throu

    gh thin air;The worl

    d he sees through his

    own eyes

    Is a wonder beyond

    compare. | Details

    | Photographer P

    oem | |Little to

    understand - photogr

    apher’s guiltI’m at

    the peak watching the

    unknown,The rain

    today pouring at a

    different tone.My i

    nsides wishing for a

    chance to defend,I

    wait at the edge for

    all of it to hit the en

    d.Ihear a boy cryin

    g over his parents p

    ieces, An old lady

    asking why to Jesu

    s.With brutal weapon

    s in everyone’s hand

    ,There’s very little t

    o understand. Those

    screams, they haunt

    me every night,Blo

    ody eyes staring dow

    n asking why I didn

    t fight?Like any m

    ortal I feared my o

    wn existence,I was

    a coward watching t

    hem die from a dista

    nce.What I regret

    now wish I could ch

    ange it then,Rather

    than being guilty an

    d jotting it with a pe

    n. Is a wonder beyon

    d compare. | Deta

    ils | Photographer P

    oem | |Little to

    understand - photogr

    apher’s guiltI’m at

    the peak watching the

    unknown,The rain

    today pouring at a

    different tone.My i

    nsides wishing for a

    chance to defend,I

    wait at the edge for

    all of it to hit the en

    d.Ihear a boy cryin

    g over his parents p

    ieces, An old lady

    asking why to Jesu

    s.With brutal weapon

    s in everyone’s hand

    ,There’s very little t

    o understand. Those

    screams, they haunt

    me every night,Blo

    ody eyes staring dow

    n asking why I didn

    t fight?Like any m

    ortal I feared my o

    wn existence,I was

    a coward watching t

    hem die from a dista

    nce.What I

    regret now wish I c

    ould change it then,R

    ather than being gui

    lty and jotting it wit

    h a pen.

    A photographer dre

    amed Of a telephot

    o lens Capturing ligh

    t waves From beginn

    ing to end. Since ti

    me unleashed When

    the Big Bang le

    aped And particles

    began life’s history

    In swirling clouds he

    wondered how He

    might picture a piece

    of the mystery.Thro

    ugh polished glass con

    verging past Planet

    s, stars and seasOf

    swirling waves that

    danced and swayed N

    o less than windswep

    t trees.As he focuse

    d his dream glassW

    here present meets p

    ast And depth of fi

    eld is wide;Where th

    e image is clear and

    light streaks steer, F

    ar away from the p

    hotographer’s eye. W

    ith shutter speed set

    like a fast speed jet

    Blazing through th

    e blue-white wispy ab

    oveTurning his wing

    s on the bird

    that sings And a g

    irl who once stole his

    love. Racing thro

    ugh time while continu

    ing to climbHigher

    through the prism of

    lightHis finger feat

    hers the button below

    Capturing the mome

    nt in flight. Linge

    ring there in pure m

    id-air Like a magic

    carpet in the wind;

    Until jolted by the s

    un on its morning r

    unWhile still dreamin

    g of that telephoto le

    ns. Maybe today,

    perhaps tomorrow,He

    ’ll capture the illusiv

    e the beast; The ath

    lete who strives for t

    he best inside Or th

    e homeless sleeping in

    the streets.He’ll st

    op small birds he’s s

    een and heard With

    their colorful feathers

    , breast and crown;

    And children play

    ing in autumn leaves

    Scattered on the g

    round. Weddings an

    d rings, flowers

    in spring,Butterfli

    es, wistful and brigh

    t; Pollinating bees a

    nd hives in the trees

    Or a harvest moon

    late at night. Mead

    ows and mountains,

    free flowing fountain

    sAncient temples in

    faraway places; F

    ireworks up high on

    the 4th of July

    Olympics and fast ca

    r races. But now

    fully awakened he k

    nows he’s mistakenA

    bout the focal length

    in his dream glass;

    Lens lust is a phot

    ographer’s must B

    ut this too, he know

    s, must pass. Like

    water flowing in the

    riverAnd wind pas

    sing through thin air

    ;The world he sees t

    hrough his own eyes

    Is a wonder beyond

    compare. | Details

    | Photographer P

    oem | |Little to

    understand - photogr

    apher’s guiltI’m at

    the peak watching the

    unknown,The rain

    today pouring at a

    different tone.My i

    nsides wishing for a

    chance to defend,I

    wait at the edge for

    all of it to hit the en

    d.Ihear a boy cryin

    g over his parents p

    ieces, An old lady

    asking why to Jesu

    s.With brutal weapon

    s in everyone’s hand

    ,There’s very little t

    o understand. Those

    screams, they haunt

    me every night,Blo

    ody eyes staring dow

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    hem die from a dista

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    ould change it then,R

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    amed Of a telephot

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    aped And particles

    began life’s history

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    ugh polished glass con

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    swirling waves that

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    d his dream glassW

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    t; Pollinating bees a

    nd hives in the trees

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    ireworks up high on

    the 4th of July

    Olympics and fast ca

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    sing through thin air

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    hrough his own eyes

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    | Photographer P

    oem | |Little to

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    apher’s guiltI’m at

    the peak watching the

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    different tone.My i

    nsides wishing for a

    chance to defend,I

    wait at the edge for

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    d.Ihear a boy cryin

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    ieces, An old lady

    asking why to Jesu

    s.With brutal weapon

    s in everyone’s hand

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    o understand. Those

    screams, they haunt

    me every night,Blo

    ody eyes staring dow

    n asking why I didn

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    ortal I feared my o

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    hem die from a dista

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    ange it then,Rather

    than being guilty an

    d jotting it with a pe

    n. Is a wonder beyon

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    ils | Photographer P

    oem | |Little to

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    apher’s guiltI’m at

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    nsides wishing for a

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    wait at the edge for

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    o understand. Those

    screams, they haunt

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    n asking why I didn

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    ortal I feared my o

    wn existence,I was

    a coward watching t

    hem die from a dista

    nce.What I

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    ould change it then,R

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    lty and jotting it wit

    h a pen.

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    amed Of a telephot

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    t waves From beginn

    ing to end. Since ti

    me unleashed When

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    aped And particles

    began life’s history

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    might picture a piece

    of the mystery.Thro

    ugh polished glass con

    verging past Planet

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    swirling waves that

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    spy aboveTurning his

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    at sings And a girl

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    gh the prism of ligh

    tHis finger feathers

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    flight. Lingering th

    ere in pure mid-air

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    carpet in the wind;

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    un on its morning r

    unWhile still dreamin

    g of that telephoto le

    ns. Maybe today,

    perhaps tomorrow,He

    ’ll capture the illusiv

    e the beast; The ath

    lete who strives for t

    he best inside Or th

    e homeless sleeping in

    the streets.He’ll st

    op small birds he’s s

    een and heard With

    their colorful feathers

    , breast and crown;

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    ing in autumn leaves

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    round. Weddings an

    d rings, flowers

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    ting bees and hives in

    the trees Or a har

    vest moon late at nig

    ht. Meadows and m

    ountains, free flowin

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    temples in faraway

    places; Fireworks u

    p high on the 4th

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    and fast car races.

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    kened he knows he’s

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    ocal length in his dr

    eam glass;Lens lust

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    , he knows,

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    ter flowing in the riv

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    he world he sees thro

    ugh his own eyes

    Is a wonder beyond

    compare. | Details

    | Photographer P

    oem | |Little to

    understand - photogr

    apher’s guiltI’m at

    the peak watching the

    unknown,The rain

    today pouring at a

    different tone.My i

    nsides wishing for a

    chance to defend,I

    wait at the edge for

    all of it to hit the en

    d.Ihear a boy cryin

    g over his parents p

    ieces, An old lady

    asking why to Jesu

    s.With brutal weapon

    s in everyone’s hand

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    There’s very little t

    o understand. Those

    screams, they haunt

    me every night,Blo

    ody eyes staring dow

    n asking why I didn

    t fight?Like any m

    ortal I feared my o

    wn existence,I was

    a coward watching t

    hem die from a dista

    nce.What I regret

    now wish I could ch

    ange it then,Rather

    than being guilty an

    d jotting it with a pe

    n. Is a wonder beyon

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    ils |

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    ugh polished glass con

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    irling waves that da

    nced and swayed N

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    t trees.As he focuse

    d his dream glassW

    here present meets p

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    eld is wide;Where th

    e image is clear and

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    ar away from the p

    hotographer’s eye. W

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    lazing through the bl

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    lympics and fast car

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    ut the focal length in

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    pher’s must But

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    Media Landscape

    Chapter 10Government communications –20 years of empowerment and development

    Government communications –20 years of empowerment and development

    The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) was established in 1998 to actively communicate with the public about government policies, plans, programmes and achievements. This chapter traces its history and reflects on how far the organisation has come. A number of GCIS employees collaborated in the writing of this chapter.

    GCISGCIS

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    ugh polished glass con

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    ere in pure mid-air

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    | Photographer P

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    apher’s guiltI’m at

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    today pouring at a

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    nsides wishing for a

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    ugh polished glass con

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    swirling waves that

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    ast And depth of fi

    eld is wide;Where th

    e image is clear and

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    ar away from

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    gh the blue-white wi

    spy aboveTurning his

    wings on the bird th

    at sings And a girl

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    e. Racing through

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    to climbHigher throu

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    tHis finger feathers

    the button belowCap

    turing the moment in

    flight. Lingering th

    ere in pure mid-air

    Like a magic carpet

    in the wind; Until

    jolted by the sun on

    its morning runWh

    ile still dreaming of

    that telephoto lens. M

    aybe today, perhaps

    tomorrow,He’ll cap

    ture the illusive the b

    east; The athlete

    who strives for the b

    est inside Or the home

    less sleeping in the st

    reets.He’ll stop sma

    ll birds he’s seen an

    d heard With their co

    lorful feathers, breast

    and crown; And

    children playing in a

    utumn leaves Scatte

    red on the ground.

    Weddings and rings

    , flowers in spring,

    Butterflies, wistful

    and bright; Pollina

    ting bees and hives in

    the trees Or a har

    vest moon late at nig

    ht. Meadows and m

    ountains, free flowin

    g fountainsAncient

    temples in faraway

    places; Fireworks u

    p high on the 4th

    of July Olympics

    and fast car races.

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    kened he knows he’s

    mistaken

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    gth in his dream glas

    s;Lens lust is a phot

    ographer’s must B

    ut this too, he know

    s, must pass. Like

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    riverAnd wind pas

    sing through thin air

    ;The world he sees t

    hrough his own eyes

    Is a wonder beyond

    compare. | Details

    | Photographer P

    oem | |Little to

    understand - photogr

    apher’s guiltI’m at

    the peak watching the

    unknown,The rain

    today pouring at a

    different tone.My i

    nsides wishing for a

    chance to defend,I

    wait at the edge for

    all of it to hit the en

    d.Ihear a boy cryin

    g over his parents p

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    asking why to Jesu

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