Poem: "The Ruby Lens"
This poem came out of the June 5, 2012 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired and sponsored by laffingkat. It belongs to The Psychic Photographer series, which you can explore further via the Serial Poetry page. Among the things I researched for this poem were ruby lasers and famous rubies. Also, there's time travel involved, so the verb tenses are a little ( Read more... )
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The bit about them flicking through time like the snick of camera shutters is lovely too, though I wonder if we're approaching a time when readers won't be able to relate to that imagery. I enjoy using newer tech like digital cameras and MP3 players, but there's something really satisfying about some of the older tech that I miss sometimes. Glad that I still have access to film cameras and record players.
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Thank you! It's useful to know somebody else likes that.
>>The bit about them flicking through time like the snick of camera shutters is lovely too, though I wonder if we're approaching a time when readers won't be able to relate to that imagery.<<
I was thinking a film camera originally. However, many digital cameras give you the option of looking at a screen or through the lens -- and switching between the two can engage a shutter that clicks to change the view.
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Thank you! It's useful to know somebody else likes that.
>>The bit about them flicking through time like the snick of camera shutters is lovely too, though I wonder if we're approaching a time when readers won't be able to relate to that imagery.<<
I was thinking a film camera originally. However, many digital cameras give you the option of looking at a screen or through the lens -- and switching between the two can engage a shutter that clicks to change the view.
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