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Picture Perfect by Alisha

It’s not the speed of the shutter

Nor the ideal quality of light

It’s not the fancy painted faces

Nor the dress rehearsal before the flash

It’s not the perfection of the frame

Nor the gloss of the gleam

It’s not the photographer with fame

Nor the celebrated painter who paints a perfect scene

It is ALL of us together that make it a perfect picture

I took a special walk today

This poem was inspired by a wondering moment in time when I simply walked across the street and found that I lived on a historical part of Dublin, California. Currently the gravesite in which I wrote about is being expanded, more history is being brought to this special corner of town. This little lark was written on January 10th, 2007.

I took a special walk today
by Alisha

I took a special walk today
A corner of the town seemed so far away
But something lurked along the way
The pull was a feeling I could not free
I took a special walk today
The path presented history
stones with moments inscribed
I learned along the way
This corner of town was all for me in a special way
Old structures at first it seemed, then
crosses of stone and marbled tombs were seen
I smiled as I knew I was embarking on a peaceful place
Where lives once lived now lay at rest
This was no place for any man
This was a place for those who made this place
I faced each tomb realizing I was greeting those
Who simply paved this place
I took a special walk today
To a place where others forever rest