Photograph (poem) by Terry D. Robertson on AuthorsDen

Photograph
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Also from the audio book published exclusively by The Library of Congress for the visually impaired. I think this was the second poem I wrote.

Do you still have the photograph From your Graduation Day? The one that captured your youth When you didn’t understand the truth That the pain still stays Long after memory has gone I know how you feel Viewing the world through a camera lens The shutter clicks The picture comes out unclear But then Neither did your ideals Oh, and I know how you feel The war against the heart and mind That leaves an open sore Scarred from love Only to remind you It was the first time So don’t change your mind You survive the years ahead When you leave the years behind Framed in tinted glass A memory from your past You will soon forget Do you still have that Kodachrome fantasy On your dressing table? Yes, I know how you feel Because the memory is so real But if your spirit is free Then this snapshot is on me In black and white Terry D. Robertson Author of “Fill My Eyes”

Reviewed by Linda Law

Reviewed on February 23, 2009

Terry, your words are poignant.. We do survive only after we've let the past remain where it belongs...
By the way... I too love all those musical artists..and wow..Connie Francis! what happened to those beautiful days? I love this poem...I feel as if it is a visual photograph! hugs, lindalaw

Reviewed by Connie Faust

Reviewed on December 29, 2008

A profound statement, "You survive the years ahead when you leave the years behind."
This is a great one, Terry. and I love the ending. You have really extended hope for the future to every reader. I can imagine the effect on someone who is visually impaired. Some have a lot to overcome, as my close friend who has lost much of her sight just in the past couple of years.
Gotta go now, but I've greatly enjoyed my short visit to your den.
Connie

Reviewed by Linda Torrence (Reader)

Reviewed on November 11, 2008

I think that this poem, by Terry Robertson, really reminds us of how we probably were as youth. I like the way he writes poetry, his poems say a lot and in a way that is different than a lot of other poets. I read "Photograph" and it brought back so many memories of my teen years and how it has turned out now. Yes, as he said, "We all learned from it, but the memories never go away, wether we want them or not!
Very good, Granny

Reviewed by m j hollingshead

Reviewed on November 10, 2008

i like this

Reviewed by Sandie May Joyce

This was really good!

Sandie Angel :o)