snapshot
in
tampa
i especially noticed
how beautiful the trees were.
purely accidently
i found my way to an urban park
no swings for children
i noticed.
just benches for the adults
it was the kind of park where folks would go to on their lunch break.
as a kid, I often wondered why they had those kind of parks.
seeing how life is...
i now know why those kind of parks exist.
in the middle of the afternoon
i walked
and took in
the fragrance from the gorgeous flowers
immersed in the beauty
under my breath
i said
thank you God
for your earthly presents.
the exotic plants were in abundance
first time
i saw
uncut
birds of paradise
afraid to touch
i took pictures
and noticed
an oversized metal sculpture of a child dancing
handsomely painted in vibrant colors
it too
was
jubilant
but what was so picturesque
was
a bee
i followed
crazy of me.
i know.
but...
i wanted a picture
not of the flower
but of the bee on the flower
making love to life
don't mind me,
i said to the bee.
just go on
and...
do your business
he moved and I followed
like a fool
i followed
and continued to follow
hoping to capture a snapshot
of this moment
a glimpse of life
and beauty
in this small park where most just walk by
not noticing nothing
the chase continued
he moved
i chased
and
chased
and chased
and snapped in between all the chasing.
the pictures were blurred.
Oh this I will call art.
a bold me zoomed in.
and captured
a picture of a bee.
but the best picture
was the one not taken.
of me
traveling this great distance
to take
a picture
of
a
bee.
by Theresa Crushshon