Tag: olden days

The faces staring out you see

a legacy from the past

linked by love it seems to me

a marriage that will last,

this primed, set and ordered way

made this for Miriam, a special day.

 

The ladies all in hats so fine

brought in boxes and decked in time,

dripping with flowers, covered in lace

see how the little boys know their place.

Brush your hair, pomade at will,

shine your shoes, bring Grandpa’s pills!

 

Sparkling jewels on collars and cuffs

has Aunt Maud brought her muff?

Our handsome pair have walked the aisle

a special breakfast in a while,

but now we must look our best

for Hubert’s ‘heaven’ in nineteen eleven.

 

Don’t forget your gloves or cane,

dear God, don’t let there be more rain!

Bring the chairs for we must pose,

young Jimmy please to wipe your nose.

Are we ready in our places,

a little stern, for happy faces!

 

Poof and Bang! the camera goes

who’d have thought the world would know…

 

All rights reserved with no reproduction of Photo.

Copyright @ August 2009.

 

With special thanks to Ged Tucker for the 1911 Family Photo

and also to Janey  Johnson for the restoration of this wonderful Photo.