~
looking back over old
photographs of a village
now a town,
sepia tinted streetscapes
from older days that
we weren’t around to be
eyewitnesses to,
captured precious scenes
on new-fangled cameras
a strange event in itself,
people drawn to venture
out and mill around in
un-posed curious groups
appearing perfectly placed
in their Sunday Best,
people at ease, inquisitive,
leaving me to wonder
if any of those passive
serious local faces are
those of my relations,
such proud paper ghosts
*
© Graham R Sherwood 03/24
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