Sunday, June 12, 2005

Grandma's Photos

Grandma’s Photos

We sift through Grandma’s photos, Mom and me,
Examine each image in the extensive array.
These are the last unsorted remnants
Of her 92 years.
Grandpa, her girls, her grandchildren,
Her travels, her childhood – they’re all here.
We remember when, sort them in piles
For family, old friends.
Mom squints at a few, isn’t sure
Who’s who, considers who may:
The remaining great aunt,
An aging female cousin.

Will someone, one day,
Squint at a picture of my Grandma,
Wonder who she was,
Wonder who might remember,
That adoring young mother with the
Chubby, tow-headed toddler (girl)
Nestled, grinning, next her heart?
The smiling, clearly contented middle-aged wife, seated
Beside her beaming husband at the anniversary table, surrounded
By their bevy of beautiful blonde daughters?
That tiny gray-haired lady in the nursing home chair
Pointing the camera, still capturing life
Right up to the last minute?

P.E. Ortman

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