Ch-ch-changes

September night
sweatshirt
pocket
phone

responsible fourleg owner carries light
for picking up
what should not be left behind

encumbrance
shape shifts
to
opportunity

night
photography

a
familiar
world
offers
new
views

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We were born and bought up with the maxim that ‘time is money’, but what does the word time mean? The day is made up of 24 hours and an infinite number of moments. We need to be aware of each of those moments and to make the best of them regardless of whether we’re busy doing something or merely contemplating life. If we slow down, everything lasts much longer. Of course that means that washing the dishes might last longer, as might totting up the debits and credits on a balance sheet or checking promissory notes, but why not use that time to think about pleasant things and to feel glad simply to be alive?
~ excerpt from The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho

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80’s summer nights
sun roof of blue Mazda 626 open
young women
sang along with
Bowie’s catchy tune

I
gave no thought
to song’s message

new season
brings
attentive
listening

glad
to be
alive

aware
life is built
through
moments
of
attention