Swizzle Stick

now finite

pictures of you
are now finite
a baby blonde
in creamy greyscale
a kid of the 60s
with a cricket bat
& a cattle dog
old photos of you
on the beach
in bushland
pushing me around
the garden
in a wheelbarrow
in the backyard
coloured shots
of your long hair
& your first car
a 70s wedding
& your blue tux
& your blonde curls
then with your first
second third fourth son
here is your face
your form across years
you on the beach
with our mum
your warm &
intelligent eyes
steel blue just
like mine

pictures of you
are now finite

suggested stories
& evoked memories
infinite