Life these days,
Wants to go back
Retract its footsteps
Wishes to seek solace
In sepia tinted photographs;
In the stories that they nurture,
In memories that bring about
The aura of youthful years.
Outside, the world seems
to have stopped dead.
These photographs however provide
the much needed escape.
“Come, let’s dive deep
Into a world
that was once yours.
A slice of time that
You once savoured.
Pictures of a place
that you once called Home,
And of people
who were your very own!
Friends of yours you can see
Holding each other tight.
Amidst nature….
Mesmerised by its sight?
Is this your baby?
A living doll, bonny and so cute.
Embracing her,
her mother stands, beaming
with the pride of Motherhood!
Look at you!
That shock of hair, lean frame,
This pic of yours, this phase of life
Truly un-believable!
Here are a few more !
Is that you dressed as a groom?
With your arms
around your lady-love,
Your joy seems to be over the moon!
Parties with friends,
Occasions you celebrated,
The photographs all reveal
Life’s precious moments!
Amongst these treaures
A few faces who have
become lost in time;
To dust and ashes
they have now been consigned.
A few are faces who
Have moved far apart.
Despite the distance,
Entrenched
In the mind and heart!”
Within he house,
The pictures thus spin a yarn
Of life and
its cause for warmth.
While outside, Fear,
sending out chill, engulfs!
But this too shall pass, is an assurance that comes from the heart.
So let the bliss prevail
And freeze these moments
With some more photographs!
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