a man with a camera
crossed the sea
to see what he
might find
in the citiest city
of the world––
a garden of human
eden––
created by human
hands
he walked among its
people with an open eye
& mind
he x-rayed dreams
they keep
inside their
hearts
& embraced their souls
within the borders
of a photograph
he knew
they knew––
they were standing together
in eternity
at the edge of time
where their faces would
look out
forever
into the future
& through the lens
their beings
touched
pictures are made
of stories &
stories are made
of pictures––
wordlessly
they speak
a stack of photographs
is a movie in
the mind––
an animal in motion––
running & alive
all the photographer wanted
was to see
the Life inside
New York––
a sad &
beautiful spinning
kaleidoscope
of humanity––
illuminated by
the eye of the explorer
with a camera
a thoughtful man
with a laughing heart
who simply radiates
love