The Photograph Poem by Cynthia Buhain-baello

An old woman's photograph speaks
A thousand words in eloquence
Read her eyes, they may look weak
But the stories they tell are immense.

Trace the lines of life on her hand
They relate her toiling on this earth
Perhaps by them we can understand
Her musings with age and her years' worth.

Or there may be a feeling of longing
For someone who's gone, as one can perceive,
An unspoken deep sadness that she is hiding
Or an expectation of the day she will leave.

All rights reserved~~~Cynthia Buhain-Baello~~~12.02.13