Without a photo a face fades,
Sculpture, pictures are memory aids.
Pictures help us remember
Beyond our mental endeavor
Our family’s former men and maids.
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But is an odd jaw, wiry hair
(the limits of a photo rare)
Best? Should we not remember kin
For character, strengths, “stuff” within?
Generosity? Loving care?
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How much better to know their goals,
The inner vibrations of their souls.
What they secretly, often sought,
What they seldom – if ever – got,
(Much more important than facial “moles.”)
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Inner strengths have heavenly weight,
So crucial beyond that great gate.
Images we claim not to adore,
But probably we “put too much store,”
In paint, charcoal, pencil, and slate.
– eab, 7/1/09
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Without a photo a face fades,
Sculpture, pictures are memory aids.
Images help us remember
Beyond our mental endeavor
Our family’s former men and maids.
But is an odd jaw, wiry hair
(the limits of a photo rare)
Best? Should we not remember kin
For character, strengths, “stuff” within?
Generosity? Loving care?
How much better to know their goals,
Inner vibrations of their souls.
What they secretly often sought,
What they seldom – if ever – got,
Much more important than their “moles.”
Inner strengths have heavenly weight,
So crucial beyond heaven’s gate.
Images we claim not to adore,
Probably we put too much store,
In paint, charcoal, pencil, and slate.
– eab, 7/1/09
Read Full Post »
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