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Family Album |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania 
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Family Album Photographs from decades past spark visions in the mind Of days forgotten, friendships lost, and places left behind Each page that’s turned recalls anew the joys of childhood That future eyes will gaze on with the truth misunderstood For no one truly knows the grief behind a smiling pose And family secrets disappear when album pages close Pictures etch a heritage in silence of a mime Of one life to another in a frozen face of time To know a life through photographs is just to know a dream For life displayed in images may not be what it seems From an album filled with faces, the sentiments depart And truth is carried only in the mind and in the heart And so I think that pictures are a token of a soul Exposing just the outer shell in what the eyes behold The portrait of a father is a portrait of a son But the truth behind the picture is a treasure fondly won Let the stories take you back and be a vital part So that the lives of those before can penetrate your heart An old forgotten photograph is half a ballad sung And so I tell the truth about each picture to my young The album then becomes alive with joy and pain and strife And heritage more precious in the meaning of a life Elizabeth Santos |
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Mr»ÄlleÿÇät Member
since 2001-06-02
Posts 190 |
A great read, wonderful, I love the family in all it's light and dark ways  Thank you Mr»ÄlleÿÇät |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Liz--There is such truth in this...and you have written with the beauty and flow of words that I always find in your poetry. |
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Lady In White
since 2001-02-12
Posts 2799USA |
Lady Santos, thank you for this.... |
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Charisma
since 2000-09-30
Posts 5906lost in blue pages |
The album then becomes alive with joy and pain and strife And heritage more precious in the meaning of a life **** so true my dear Liz.....thank you for sharing your always excellent poetry. ((hugs)) Charisma |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Elizabeth, Excellent in every way. Sy |
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Elizabeth
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Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
So true....heritage is most important.... |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Absolutely wonderful! I am off to sort some of my picture seriously! ~*~ Remember to tell someone today that you love them as tomorrow may never come ~*~ |
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Kit McCallum
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Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Oh dear Liz ... I adored this! I have so many favorites of yours, I'm running out of saying "it's this one, it's this one" ... but I must say, this truly touched my heart. Your sentiments in this hold such wisdom and truth, superbly penned and such a perfect flow to the words. I found my mind wandering to so many of my own family photographs and the stories they would only half-tell. This is a treasure. Just beautiful! Best wishes, /Kit [This message has been edited by Kit McCallum (edited 06-11-2001).] |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Thank you for your comments, Dear friends. It's nice to know others feel the same way.I appreciate your reading. Liz |
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autumn Junior Member
since 2001-06-08
Posts 44Maine |
Loved this poem. One of my projects for retirement is to get the pictures out of boxes and into albums. Now I will be sure to add a written discription of the picture. |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
Your children are lucky to learn the stories behind the pictures. Let's face it, most of life is not rosy, but there is much to be learned by future generation from the truth. You have written this so well. All writing comes |
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