so many frames
pictured people caught inside
safe secure
mom dad 1950
wedding suits and gowns
so soon after war and upheaval
no sign on faces serene
on little chapel stage
and g and s and l
babies
chins resting on chub arms
already so
them
we are all there
arranged on stand and piano
safe from sadness
and disappointment
and break-up
and hardship
and illness
and fights
and worry
just slow arpeggios and long bowed notes on the violin
