Frames

To me there is nothing more sad than finding old photos
at a flea market or antique store
Their value upheld only in the frame that contains, what was once,
someone’s cherished memory.

Who were the people in these photos? What did they do?
Who loved them?
How is this their legacy?

Such a reminder to me,
Just how tenuous life as we know it can be.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Hankins Avatar
September 29, 2022 at 12:14 PM
I feel like this every time I go into a Cracker Barrel to eat and see all of the old pictures on the wall. I eat and, while eating, wonder who they are (were) and if anyone still thinks about them.
Gentile Avatar
October 1, 2022 at 5:40 AM
We all have a story, don't we Milt!!
Smith Avatar
May 31, 2017 at 8:47 AM
It is like looking into one's soul
Gentile Avatar
May 31, 2017 at 9:36 AM
Thanks Tim
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