Rose of Charan
By
Radiance Angelina Petro
The quiet gardener moves among the flowers,
with his camera, like a fragrant, living breeze.
His smile encourages blooming and blossoming.
He meticulously arranges the leaves with all the attention
to detail as a spider spinning its web.
He considers the slant of the light, he notices shadows
and brushes them away with a wave of his hand.
He bends closely—focusing on the rose he wants.
You look up at him, blushing in the face of a greater sun. Then
the shimmering pause—the exquisite anticipation.
Remember this moment
forever.
His focus sure, the brightness unblemished, his hands steady,
his keen and tender gaze—parental and fixed. The shutter opens,
the exposure perfectly timed. He snaps the picture—capturing you forever
in his eyes, in his heart, in his journey to the sea.
