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May 7, 2010

Family Album

We mark the passage of time
On faces of friends
And eyes in family albums

Time’s awful ticking
Relentless and quick
Whisks away our years

Who’s this now?
How big you’ve gotten!
Yesterday you were fresh and new

But all too soon
You’ll grasp at the straws
Waving in memory’s breeze

Mark well and remember
Pass it down to eager hands
Lest you yourself be forgotten

12 comments:

  1. "You’ll grasp at the straws \ Waving in memory’s breeze" - I love this. Thanks for posting your One Shot this week.

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  2. A lovely theme conjures up lots of images. Something we can all can identify with :O)

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  3. an album can be very handy for memories indeed :) lovely one shot!

    My One Shot

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  4. Wise and well said..."Pass it down to eager hands /
    Lest you yourself be forgotten" Very true for both family and cherished friends. Thanks also for making me laugh with the comment you left on my site. Awesome work, Eric

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  5. nice...back int eh day family stories were passed down...i dont know how much of that is even done these days...

    glad i have boys as well...smile.

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  6. i love to look at old family albums - and it's so great when it goes on and on - and - wush - we are old and pass it on to our children...

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  7. Time just get the best of us, doesn't it? Etches wrinkles in my face. But we need to keep those memories alive.

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  8. We take so many photos, yet years later it is "who is that". Great post.

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  9. Wonderful.. I enjoyed reading it.. thanks for sharing Eric

    ॐ नमः शिवाय
    Om Namah Shivaya
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  10. Sunrise, sunset..little boys, little girls..life is quick, time is fleeting, and like that gone on to somewhere else. Well done. Thanks, Gay @beachanny

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  11. But all too soon
    You’ll grasp at the straws
    Waving in memory’s breeze (love these lines)

    A sad tone about life. nice one shot

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  12. cuts a bit close to the bone. sigh.

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