To the sorrow of the heart,
Memories will fade.
But with the click of a button,
And the heat of the flash…
The image can be seared,
Captured straight from the past.

The button is pressed and
The shutter released,
Forever imprisoning the scene held before.
The remembrance of a photo;
The memories forever kept.

The faint glow of pride that’s brought
To see ones life laid before you.
Through the eyes of a camera,
Your life’s story is told;
Unfurled beneath
The eye of the beholder.

Smiles are seen,
While frowns are hidden below
The eyes hold the true power,
Of unleashing the soul.

Events and faces
Captured forever on these strands of film.
Kept to be assembled
Between the pages of a book,
For the day and age of tomorrow.

Another picture;
Another memory,
It does not fade away.

Time slips away through gnarled hands,
Faded scraps of cherished memories
All but a
Reflection of your life.
Captured forever,
A memory to be kept,
Presenting what was once yours.