Daguerre's Lunch

Louis came to the café around one, set his wooden boxes beside a table and looked at the chalk board menu as he felt through his pants for money He decided he could afford a baguette, a small slice of Brie de Meaux, and a pear He told the waiter his order and began to expose the copper plate of the menu sitting on the next table The waiter returned with lunch and said "quatre francs s'il vous plaît" as Louis dug his pants and handed payment Then Louis began to eat while time took in, the cost of capturing the world in a whole new way Popping the last of the Brie to mouth he closed the aperture, put on his bowler and said "bon monsieur l'après-midi" and walked down the afternoon avenue © Goode Guy 2013-11-18 ekphrastic for 2013-11-24 at the Charles Taylor Art Museum of "Pinhole Paris II: Café" pinhole photograph by Cece Wheeler Louis Daguerre, born just outside of Paris, France (1789-11-18)