A photo shows my father holding me
A baby newly born a few months old
His smile would lighten up the darkest den
How he loved me! What the picture told
Another shows my mammy – Myrna Loy –
So daddy called her glamorous to see
Her loveliness more than just skin deep
Loving mother four children would agree
Another photo shows me when at school
Football photo cup final winning team
Marks the end of childhood days for me
Lured from home made me want to scream
A photo on my desk of Margaret
A day out in Tentsmuir beside Dundee
The girl I loved and lost and found again
And lost too soon the girl who rescued me
And photos of my son now dot the place
My pride and joy the gift that was given to me
Placed in my arms when he just newly born
My smile like daddy’s my heart so filled you see
Photos of our lives captured moments
Highlights of our journey through our days
Smiles of joy for camera smiles of joy for life
Smiles that tell us life shall win always
Brian Fahy
14 August 2021
Erris Poetry 