Framing Pictures

Poetry is my photographer's way of taking a picture, my way of capturing the moments our hearts envelope and need to express. It's a snap shot of the before, in between and after seen now... NOW, RIGHT NOW!... ...What - I - felt, What - she- thinks, What - he - will - do... ...It encapsulates the heart of each poet's under- standing for how to bring everything into words, and focuses the listener into a sure way of receiving what others mean to roll into your camera. The seconds passing can now embrace the all of life AND time for you to have now... NOW, RIGHT NOW!... ...NOW can have more than the speaker standing and the now that is spoken, but can release the imagination to discover the realness of what connects us all and en frame the totality of existence into this moment... As the shutter shuts, you impress into the world ideas... Ideas like love lost, or an oak tree in mid-autumn... You can engage your heart to feel united to a teenager who lived 350 years ago and bring her back to life... as well as unlock and set free your terminal uniqueness and end loneliness forever now, NOW, RIGHT NOW!... ...All you have to do is read and listen and we can connect to each other.... maybe not this poem, maybe not the next... let the shares become the film developing, staying tuned in... and everything you've ever been waiting to hear can reach you! ...You can feel oneness with others, ease the pillar of your soul, comprehend your inhibitions, put to rest your cravings, or set loose your laughter... ...Time can angle your lens and catch what everything looks like, but a poet can capture and increase the moods and tones of the photo so you can FEEL what the picture looks like with one flash... and cause a picture to breathe.... So......take a deep breathe... rub yourselves into your clothes.... ...feel the texture of all the material, maybe on your thighs or your shoulders... ..........smile... go ahead and feel the texture of your own smile... ...SAY CHEESE... and welcome to the now, NOW... right now.