to frame a moment

the claim - ages old -

is that, there are two

who don't wait

no matter what.

that's time and tide,

as the cliche goes.

then there's one more

that's oft forgotten/

seldom mentioned:

the moments that

pass you by, when you're

seeing yet not looking,

while driving past

unable to pause;

or lost in thought's labyrinth

while the scene unfolds

before your eyes.

yet, a moment's capture

isn't limited to the possibility

of being at the right time

and the right place.

an ephemeral moment

turns eternal when one

pay undivided attention,

frames an impeccable composition,

clicks between blinks and breaths.

and more importantly

when that moment consents.

or, the only saving grace

that moment's tucked into

your memory's cache.

-amit charles

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