Memorial

So many photos
And yet so few
For a lifetime
Some obscured by grain and dust
Blurred and bleary, out of focus
Some crisp and vibrant, snapped last week
High res, high definition
All mixed, jumbled, shuffled together
Inconsistent, imperfect, real
Key beats in the spotlight—
Weddings, graduations, kids
Others lost, whole decades gone
Decades of a life departed
Sweet, yet unremembered
Precious, yet forgotten
So many photos
And yet so few
For a lifetime