The night photographer

[Tommy]

I enjoyed this a lot, the last stanza in particular is very well composed. The only lines that I'm not taken with are; "What restless ghosts,
awaken you to secret skies?". Just feels a bit redundant. Great work, look forward to reading more from you

Thank you for your comment. I see your point.

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It's a really great idea, I like how you've fitted in the semantic field without it being unnatural. I agree with the 'hidden to so many' - perhaps you could talk about how everybody sees the stars, but only some understand the constellations and patterns? It might have been what you were aiming for.

I wrote this poem about a friend who takes amazing night photos of the stars usually with something in the foreground to give the shot perspective. A lot of times he uses very old buildings (hence the ghosts). His shots expose so many more stars than you can see with the naked eye and way way more than you can see if you are anywhere close to a city which most people are, but even more than that, he has a knack for knowing where to take a shot. Where most people would whiz on past in their car he stops and stays a little longer and looks a little deeper. He recognizes something most people don't. Poets do the same thing, differently. Thank you Cake.