an oval antique photograph from the century just passed six youthful brothers must be sunday dressed exuding life and promise facing forward all in line symmetry pervading sister mary in their center
on the photos right a startling recognition an image seen before colins great grandfather raymond often ray in features and a gaze seemed as colin would have stood
photo has a crease fading but still clear now with photos recent privileged to compare colin next to ray both fully present yet a gaze away
rays gaze anticipating army time in paris fortune seeking in the west fortunes to be found four generations branching to colin and beyond
colins gaze capturing a journey now beginning does he see montana paris or the stars repeating patterns forward reflect photographic truth
music completes the pattern with colorings of sound rays trumpet and harmonica introducing a guitar which colin has absorbed
thus in his confirmation new dimensions now foreseen confirming four generations reflecting many more expanding light and love carrying our gratitude for the glimpse an old photograph favored us to find