sanctuary

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