This poem was originally inspired by one of my dolls,
Raphael…
I am one of those
grown-ups with a rather creative inner child and I happen to love dolls and the
creative spheres around them. Yet, I was quite surprised to see that my dolls
could inspire my poetry!
This poem has
always been about photography, but it started being about my doll, Raphael, and
what it meant for him to be a photographer. But then, writer’s block hit and
that was when the he became a she. I began to realize the poem was also about
me, for I am a bit of Raphael and he is a bit of me, even though he is more than me, and I am more than him. And so, as I was writing
the poem, the he became a she!
The poem traveled
along its journey and yet it somehow still remained soulless. That is when I
realized that the poem was about us: what it meant to us—apprentice or professional
photographers— to photograph. So the he/she became a photographer’s heart and
the poem came to life.
A Photographer’s Heart
by Isabelle Andres
In a photographer’s
heart,
shooting becomes
loving,
the inanimate
comes to life,
capturing becomes
freeing,
the shy invisible
is in the spotlight.
It captures time;
Life and death in
translation.
A flipping
moment,
a record of
passing seasons,
an ephemeral
instant.
It captures
space:
That below your
nose,
the distantly
close,
that which is beyond your
scope,
the closely away.
It captures you:
Your emotions,
a transient
sensation,
a feeling in
explosion,
your gaze,
an invitation in a secret,
into your depth,
into your self.
All is for ever
embroidered
in the canvas of
its heart.
All is for ever
imprinted,
in the films of
its photographs.
Your Once upon a
time,
becomes your Forever now,
in the digital
spaces,
in cybernetic
places.
For all these
non-lasting moments,
are but your own past, future and present.
For one of your
shortest instants,
could well be one
of your richest moments,
and that, a photographer’s
heart knows well!
Isabelle Andres: A few years ago, I decided to embark on a new journey, a rather personal one, one of self-discovery and so I began to let go of all I once was to become all I am and will be. Along the way, I have discovered myself a passion for photography, writing, reading and dancing amongst many other things. I find my inspiration in Nature and contemporary art and I love to explore the creative and spiritual spheres. From introspective journaling I somehow began to venture in the land of poetry. My first poem came to me whilst I was absorbed as I often am in a moment of Nature contemplation. Recently I have begun to venture in the land of fictional writing and I now secretly dream that one day I will be the proud author of a novel. I can be found on my website Belle Pan’s Maze and on my writer’s page on Facebook.
~If you are interested in seeing your poetry appear in this blog, or submitting a poem by a woman that has inspired you, please click here for submission guidelines. I greatly look forward to hearing from you!~
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