Final

Posted byErika BizzarriPosted inPoemsTags:, , , ,

A photo. One of many in my computer files. Past, present and future. Like all photos but some more than others.

Two people, friends, in front of a house. The house is gone but while the friends have aged, they and their scarfs are still around.

It’s Christmas. There’s a wreath on the door.

The hat. Is that the one that got away to dance with the wind?

The long red scarf. It belonged to the owner of the house who now lives half a world away.

The coat. Now lingers, forsaken, in a closet in a forsaken house.

The purple scarf. Purple was a favorite color of the wearer. It was a present from another friend then gifted to this other friend. Underneath her long coat she is undoubtedly wearing a t-shirt with written on it Have You Hugged Your Scholar Today. For that is a past she cannot escape.

And the future? It’s there every time this photo surfaces for while it reflects the past it continues to live a life of its own.

Part of that life encompasses the person who took the photo and the original owners of the scarves. All unseen but there. Four people, even though two are left to our imagination.

Past is what we see. Present is what we know. Future is a matter of who knows when.

10 thoughts on “Final”

  2. Beautiful Erica. I had my students create a story with a picture as the prompt. You writing stirs my imagination about the people and the memories you have with them.

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  10. I love many things about this meditation, but especially your observation that the photo embraces “four people, even though two are left to our imagination.”  However, through your words, you have generously expanded the photo’s range to include all of your readers, as well. We have exchanged many scarves over the years, but my favorites are from you.—xxx, Diane

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