Closeup

My eye
catches,
notices
A small detail
A flower, berry, bug
Flake, fragment
Texture or color
drawn to it

Hold still
Buffer the breeze
Move in
Check the scene
through the lens

Lock arms
hold breath
Exhale just enough
Open the f-spot
angle for light
focus
Freeze
shoot

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