A turn of the century photograph
with a sepia hue
Two pals standing side-by-side
an innocuous two
Attired in their working clothes
both are wearing caps
One smiling
one not quite ready
a momentary lapse
One of them is my grandfather
the other I know not who
A turn of the century photograph
with a sepia hue
Granddad Sidney has the beaming grin
showing a lock of curly hair
The unknown is transfixed in time
ever more to stand and stare
A hand of friendship lightly rest
on the shoulder of the other
Perhaps the hand's not that of a friend
perhaps a favourite brother?
