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The
Photographer's
Dream
Child
Can
I be in your picture, Dad?
I
know just what to do.
I
will not watch the camera
But
turn and face the view.
I’ll
stand quite still until you say
And
never move a trace,
Suppose
it takes you half a day
To
get the clouds in place.
Can
I be in your picture, Dad?
I’ll
walk beneath those trees
Towards
you or away from you
Whichever
way you please,
And
when you think that you have got
The
composition right,
I’ll
stand for hours upon the spot
And
wait for better light.
Can
I be in your picture, Dad?
I
want no bribe at all.
Enough
for me that I’ll be on
The
Exhibition wall.
I
feel the honour very great
That
I can play my part
In
your endeavours to create
The
perfect work of art!
1954
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