Number 31
July 30th, 2009

Pattern Of Years

Painted on canvas
Washed in a flattering shade of light
Four faces joined in a moment
That captures a family life
In a pattern of years

Eyes that are different
But tied in a circle of wonder
Old to the young like a thread that runs
Through each other
In a pattern of years

And the mother is a daughter
And the daughter is a mother
And the great grand daughter's eyes are shiny and blue
Frozen and woven
In a pattern

Four different faces, four different places
Of life to be
But somehow connected and clearly reflected
Beautifully
In a pattern of years

And the mother is a daughter
And the daughter is a mother
And the great grandmother's eyes are knowing and true
Frozen and woven
In a pattern