The Last Image

08/04/2021 – Poem a Day Compilation



If I’d known this would be

The last image I’d take of you,

Would I have made the effort

To take another picture?



It’s quite a nice picture:

You’re sitting on a bench

Hair flowing in the breeze

Half a smile on your face



You never really liked it:

The lighting wasn’t flattering

And you didn’t fancy that top

With that particular shirt



Now it’s all I have:

A moment in time

Frozen forever but

Captured in the blink of an eye



So, I don’t think I would

Take another picture of you

Because that’s the real you

And the one I keep in my heart

The Photograph

11/02/2021 – Poem a Day Compilation



Images tell a story

When words aren’t enough

They speak for those who cannot

And when words are too rough



They capture the moments

Too big to have to explain

That change the word entirely

Long after the words they will remain



They seize those intimate instances

That no one else would see

And lifts them up before us

And in doing so sets them free



They catch our breath at the humanity

Held within its frame

From life to death and all between

Without thought of fortune or fame



They encapsulate history

Like no retelling ever could

And showcase all that we are –

The bad, the ugly and the good



They depict those who have left us

That we might remember their smile

Or never forget the evil

That causes such revile



They sum up all our hopes and dreams,

Our triumphs and our joys,

The devastating grief and loss,

The stoicism and the poise



They portray the world around us –

The near and very far –

The ant upon a shining leaf

And the twinkle of a distant star



They denote the very best of us

And the worst that we could face,

The funny and the furious,

The absurdity and the grace



So, cherish all those images

And the stories that they tell

Because sometimes words aren’t enough

And the photo casts a spell