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Dot To Dot

See the sea of dots
floating like gulls
bobbing in the rocking waves on the page.
Gather them up,
like stitches in knitting dropped
realigned, re-assembled on needles.
Follow the pattern,
join the dots,
craft the outline
to bring the image
into focus. 
As you proceed,
dot to dot,
line to line, 
filling in the gaps,
the image will be revealed 
like the black and white image
that comes into focus and is revealed
in the developer tank, 
in the safe red light, 
in the photographer's darkroom.
The outcome is predestined
dot to dot
on destiny's stage.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Delaney Avatar
December 28, 2022 at 1:16 PM
I like the images here, John. Seabirds are fascinating. Congratulations on your top placement. Cheers, SuZ
Rodrigues Avatar
December 22, 2022 at 3:13 PM
like stitches in knitting dropped…image revealed in the photographer’s darkroom. Congratulations on 3rd place in my contest, John!
Roper Avatar
December 17, 2022 at 11:47 AM
Interesting write, John. Not tried to confusing for me. Many blessings & Merry Christmas Reply
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