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Fifty Years Will Tear A Picture
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Fifty Years Will Tear A Picture |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
 "Shake on salt" says he, I day dream... The carpenter speaks-one child listens, But the pouter refuses, a sign of rebellion The start of new age...ripe with new ways. Songs of the sixties were quickly coming, When Dylan would sing of a hard hard rain. * Fifty years will tear a picture, What's left is now saved digital. Bending has creased original paper, And most of the gloss is gone From three summer-picnic faces; Animation captured, mid conversation Where did that days light go After it entered the lens, Whose shoulder did the sun peek over, Whose eye focused the aperture? Who snapped the Brownies shutter, Then carried the film to the drugstore? Only that days-light, long gone, And those in graves know for sure. As the girls, grownup, can't recall. "Shake on salt", says he, I daydream... |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
Then carried the film to the drugstore? Only that days-light, long gone, And those in graves know for sure. As the girls, grownup, can't recall. "Shake on salt", says he, I daydream... It is when I see writing like this that causes me to know that even when my time and current events prevent me from being here as much as what I would like to be able to be, I will certainly, always be peeking in to find the days treasures.. I believe, sir...that in this I have found a true gem. There is something about daydreaming today, that has suited me well, I believe.  Nicely done, Ford... nicely done, indeed! seek the flame within yourself |
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time prophet Member
since 2003-07-30
Posts 371In New Zealand Amongst the Ancient Trees |
Many are the pictures of similar ilk that I have restored to their former glory, and your words, so perfectly underscore my own thoughts as I have done so. |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
"Whose eye focused the aperture? Who snapped the Brownies shutter, Then carried the film to the drugstore?" I often think these same thoughts when looking at 'old' photographs. Also I remember many many years ago... shaking salt on my watermelon. Thanks for the trip down memory lane Ford. Hugs~Nancy ~ Trace my body with your words, |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
I am guessing this picture was taken about 1956-58...It is of my wifes grandfather and her two younger sisters. The little one, that is pouting bcame the rebel.. Donna Thank you so much, for the beautiful, thoughtful reply... time prophet I would love to restore this picture, but don't know how...it is in bad shape, as you can see...but I have it stored on a disk now, it will not be worsened by time. Thank you for the reply. Nancy Yup , people did salt their mellon, I guess some still do...but I like mine plain... Thank you reading and the time it took to reply.... |
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The Lady Member Rara Avis
since 2005-12-26
Posts 7634The Southwest |
"Bending has creased original paper, And most of the gloss is gone From three summer-picnic faces; Animation captured, mid conversation" Frozen mid conversation... what a delightful picture and the poem is exquisite. "Shake on salt", says he, I daydream... I still eat my watermelon with salt. It's an old southern tradition. |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
Oh sigh...this brought back so many memories of sitting with my grandpa...thank you |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Thank you for sharing such a photo... blood knows blood, and can assimilate likeness to mirror; but time knows timeless... thus runs the river. You, sir, gave color to gray. Thank you for the sharing. Even more... for seeing beyond the black and white.  |
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froggy Senior Member
since 2003-06-23
Posts 1893Michigan |
Good Morning Ford, Beautiful words you have penned here, makes long to go back to those more simpler times. Enjoyed the read. :-) Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
Then carried the film to the drugstore? Only that days-light, long gone, And those in graves know for sure. As the girls, grownup, can't recall. Hello Ford...Gwad, this really grabbed me...hard...almost to the point of crying... not really sad tears, not happy tears??? Just a great realm of emotion...this was to me, the best of yours I've ever read, and my favorite of all poems... This was tremendously life at it's best...yanno? and dylan, while most were singing of drugs and fee love, he was singing about goals and fulfilling your dreams... thank you dear man for the memories... tremendous soul writing.... |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Nice writing...James |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
and as it tears the pictures, so, it oftens tears apart lives and memories and then there are those who find ways to hold those memories together, to share a life far into the future... thank you, for sharing a bit of these souls PS, I was usually the one with the pout in my family photos LOL |
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