Sunday, December 29, 2013

A Treasured Black and White

                                                                           Self Portrait by Francis Bacon
Image: Courtesy of Tess' Mag

A fulfillment of yearnings
Caught between the eyes
A gaze of wonder triggered
A feeling full of amazement
A moment in time laced with
Memories of days long gone

Unpretentious as a reindeer
Careening across the sky
Just days before
Traversing the universe
With all the festivities

Now the lull before the storm
The quiet
Before festivities started again
Recording more snapshots
Squinting behind the lens
To focus on things mundane
Undisturbed in the house
This was what he had captured
Many years ago
Of himself
In precious black and white

Tattered at the edges
There are not many of these anymore
Now treasured for posterity

Written for Tess' Mag #200 and shared with Open Link Mondays
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18 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 30, 2013 at 1:16 AM

    Great to look back at memories but more important to look to the future.
    Yvonne.

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  2. JinksyDecember 30, 2013 at 5:44 AM

    "focus on things mundane"
    And it's often wonderful, what you may find amongst them...

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  3. MaryDecember 30, 2013 at 6:10 AM

    'Now treasured for posterity
    A well captured write ..well done.

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  4. Holy Ghost WriterDecember 30, 2013 at 6:46 AM

    They can hold many memories

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  5. Brian MillerDecember 30, 2013 at 7:42 AM

    i love the softness of a black and white picture....
    i also like the lull after the holidays...a chance to breath and recover.
    back now...and will be around...smiles.

    happy new year hank...

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  6. Kerry O'ConnorDecember 30, 2013 at 7:44 AM

    You are so correct in describing these few last days as the calm before the rather forced festivities of a new year.

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  7. Pat HattDecember 30, 2013 at 8:18 AM

    A chance to relax and stretch out is sure nice, many memories in such pics

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  8. Vandana SharmaDecember 30, 2013 at 8:23 AM

    So many emotions are captured in a photograph.

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  9. AnonymousDecember 30, 2013 at 10:30 AM

    what will happen to memory and nostalgia when the young don't have tattered-edge photos to hold in their hands? happy new year, Hank ~

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  10. revelationsDecember 30, 2013 at 11:13 AM

    loved the way you weaved the memories into this...

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  11. humbirdDecember 30, 2013 at 11:44 AM

    Uniqueness of black and white....memories..Really good time for reunion of whole family..Happy New Year, Hank!

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  12. WolfsrosebudDecember 30, 2013 at 1:27 PM

    a picture is worth a thousand words... us poets can do better than that... lovely capture

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  13. Tess KincaidDecember 30, 2013 at 1:39 PM

    Very nice Hank...

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  14. TruedessaDecember 30, 2013 at 3:08 PM

    Hank,

    Another nice poem..squinting behind the lens..very vivid image..

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  15. LauraDecember 30, 2013 at 3:19 PM

    it is in the quiet that the mundane becomes elevated… at least in our memories.

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  16. MargaretDecember 30, 2013 at 10:51 PM

    …makes me realize I must print out many of the images I have stored on my computer! Thanks, Hank! I will make sure I do it this month.

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  17. PealogicDecember 31, 2013 at 12:13 AM

    How true, those old black and whites are so precious and often tatty. Thanks for this.

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  18. HelenDecember 31, 2013 at 11:19 AM

    Happy New Year, Hank! As always, nice write!

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