Silver lens watches steam rise slow
Like phototropism's gentle glow
Focal length holds morning light
Thirty-six frames wait through night
Steam condenses on my glass
Time develops comes to pass
Patience rooted darkroom deep
Images wake while world asleep
Fixed focus holds the morning light
Kettle steams in pale sunlight
Thirty-six frames catch the feeling
Silver halide starts revealing
Shutter rests in dusty sleep
Aperture blades count hours deep
ISO dreams of fixer bath
Latent images choose their path
Steam condenses on my glass
Time develops comes to pass
Patience rooted darkroom deep
Images wake while world asleep
Fixed focus holds the morning light
Kettle steams in pale sunlight
Thirty-six frames catch the feeling
Silver halide starts revealing
Windowsill holds ceramic pots
Roots drink silence tie their knots
Spider plant sends runners out
Camera sees without a doubt
Fixed focus holds the morning light
Kettle steams in pale sunlight
Thirty-six frames catch the feeling
Silver halide starts revealing
Light meter reads the thinning day
Needle settles knows the way