surยทrepยทtiยทtious
kept secret, … shhhhh … quiet do not repeat this … especially because it would not be approved of
Not this time.
Google or Bing driving rapidly through the neighborhood,
Camera perched high on the car roof.
Driving openly,
Driving fast,
Snapping pictures of streets and homes.
No one cares.
Grandmas sipping lemonade under umbrellasย in their light cotton robes,
Willing to represent neighborhoods on the internet.
Wave to Google on wheels.
This time
Innocent-lookingย ย driver
Creeps along the abandoned street,
Fifteen miles an hour
Rounds ย the corner.
Grandmas gone
Lemonade littering the gutter cleared from view,
Childrenย obscured behind air-conditioned walls
Windows smeared and speckled with dog nose prints
Cool inside rolling wordlessย pale green exterior
Passenger slumped toward the window,
Face obscured, hidden behind the camera lens,
Feigning interest, where none exists.
Seeking drama, not fluff
Alert to the quiet that lurked beyond the corner,
Drawnย irresistiblyย towards the
The controversial
house influenced by
Frank Lloyd Wright, his secrets buriedย with lives alreadyย erased
Life oozingย from protective plants,
Oven-temperature air weighing down tree limbs,
Heavy with dust,
Behind the camera ,
Behind the glass,
Behind the camera,
SNEEZEย squeezed intoย a tiny squeak.
Prius creeping in electric silence past the target home,
Recording the house,
Mid-centuryย spacesย for intrigue,
Time elapsed storingย secrets within clean lines,
Looking for what was not there.
Slowly,
Secretly,
Envisioning lives that did not exist,
Except in the author’s mind.
Visual fuel for Girls on Fire,
Stolen surreptitiously from the unsuspecting home owners.
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7 responses to “Surreptitious Photography: Black and White Sunday”
I like your surreptitious pictures, Marsha and I’m reading through ‘Just Write’ now ๐
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You are such a good friend. Could we maybe do an interview for that site, and talk about some tips you might have for novice writers like me??? ๐
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I found your post well done and enjoyed it. Well done! Jim
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Wow. What a nice compliment! Thanks, Jim!!!! You made my day! ๐๐๐
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You’re Welcome –Jim
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Marsha, I am sorry I can’t link to your beautiful post now, but I will do it later. I had to postpone my posts as I had to take a two week’s break from blogging cause I am working 12 hours per day. I apologize.
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I get that, Paula! When I working 12 hours a day, I can’t blog either. I’ve started scheduling my blogs now, so I write several or I work on one for several days when I have time and schedule them to post later. Thanks for spending your valuable moments with me! ๐๐๐
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