Have Camera...

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Have camera
will travel
by car
to river
and
if cannot walk
will sit
on park bench
and wait
for the walk
to come
to me...

I take up my position
on the Noosa River
this sunny, warm winter's afternoon
and applying Mohammed's
mountain moving theory in reverse,
I wait
for the passing parade
to come my way...

It is school holidays
and people are out
enjoying the river walk

walking dogs

of various shapes
and sizes







and so too
are the dog walkers

a young mother
encourages her young baby
to stand

so that she can
snap the moment
for posterity







and a doting
father creeps up
on his son
to squeals of glee...

there are skateboarders
zipping along







young cyclists falling down
to a soft grassy landing







and kids on scooters
weaving their way with mum
down the pathway

an elderly man
sits silhouetted
in the glare.
I noticed before that
he had a walking stick
which I now
enviously covet...

and the ducks
bob and bounce
unperturbed
in the wakes
of passing boats

The day was fading so
I slowly hobbled
across the road
and climbed into my car,
then turned to look
back toward the river
once more
before I left...


Oh Happy Days



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