Timothy Mcguire Poet Free verse

This Old Photo

This Click in time,
In this old photo,
The faces are fading,
From so long, long ago.
Names not remembered,
How long ago?
No ones seems to know.
Who were they,
That took the time for this photo?

It is proof that they were once here,
My eyes do not lie,
But it is hard to resist,
Wondering if they ever did exist.
What was behind those eyes,
What were they thinking,
At that moment in their lives?
 
Is there anyone left,
Who can make them real,
And tell us what they thought,
What they did and how they feel?

I may not know them,
And no one remembers,
But God knew them before they were born,
And remembers them now that they are gone.
Just a click in time,
So long, long ago,
In this old photo.

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Line Gauthier July 13, 2020 at 8:52 PM Thanks, Timothy ~ so glad to reread this and add to my FAVEs. Timothy Mcguire July 13, 2020 at 11:20 PM Thank you friend1 <3

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart February 16, 2019 at 3:34 PM Oh I see why you thought of this one! A wonderful write, reminds me of a poem of my grandmother's :) Thank you for sharing it, xomo Timothy Mcguire July 13, 2020 at 11:20 PM thank you PT! :)

Line Gauthier July 7, 2018 at 12:41 PM Lovely, Timothy. It is surreal to find a photo and realize nobody is alive to recognize them. Timothy Mcguire July 13, 2020 at 11:22 PM Yes, it make me sad somehow. I think when we look at the picture and think about them it once again makes them real.

Vermillion Scythe June 12, 2018 at 8:03 PM The past truly is a mysterious thing. This is a very nice poem! Nice work, VS! Timothy Mcguire June 12, 2018 at 9:23 PM Thank you very much!