Friday, January 25, 2008

! ! The Guy In The Photograph Comments

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Out of the old tin frame
the 1944, I guess, photo, shines
a carefree smile from the 15-year-old
caught on a hillside in the summer air
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Michael Shepherd
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Alison Cassidy 08 February 2008

I remember my dear old mum saying to me during her ultipenultimate year - 'I know I look awful in the mirror, but in here, I'm just the same'. I think I know the little boy you describe, just as I know another one about the same age, who looks out from the bookcase here - trying so hard to be good. Nostalgia penned without sentimentality. love, Allie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

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Mary Gordley 25 January 2008

Another introspective piece. It gives one pause the way an old photograph can prompt one to confront that earlier self. Thanks for sharing.

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