David Drowley Poet Narrative

On the Sunny Side

“A photograph on the sunny side of the mountain"

                                  There reclines a young pair,
                                     In sepia tin-type tones,
                             On the sunny side of the mountain
                               Young and fair; picnicking alone
                                       On the sunny side . . .
                                   Dreaming of days ahead.

                                 Nestled by a wicker basket
                              Set on a checkered tablecloth
                             On a meadowed mountainside
                         Sharing blazing eyes pledged to love 
                                       On the sunny side . . .
                    With no thoughts of the snow-crowned top.

                       Grandma’s prim raven hair pinned back
            Beneath her feather crowned white-brimmed chapeau.
                        Grandpa wore a broad gleaming smile
                             Above his strong smooth chin.
                                    O could they still be
                                       On the sunny side . . .
                                           9/23/2019

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Michelle Faulkner October 14, 2019 at 6:09 PM A beautiful description of a beautiful picture, I like the contrast of 'the sunnyside' to 'the snow crowned top'.