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Woman in blue dress sitting near fireplace: autochrome photo by Dr. L. Silberstein, c. 1915 (George Eastman House)
It hadn't always been this way.
A hundred years ago things had been
Well, in a certain way... clearer, simpler.
That was before mother had come to stay.
She had been able to sit up straight then
Well, in a certain way... clearer, simpler.
That was before mother had come to stay.
She had been able to sit up straight then
And to at least put up an appearance of civility.
He had been able to actually read
He had been able to actually read
His book, rather than merely to pretend rigidly
To be holding it. Neither understood
The viselike dominion of necessity in which
Their lives were gripped. For this
Melancholy couple things would remain
This way forever. Gaze
Upon them, and learn from their story.
Man with book sitting in chair: autochrome photo, photographer unknown, c. 1915 (George Eastman House)
Woman wearing [?] dress and blue hat with feathers and pinecones: autochrome photo, photographer unknown, c. 1910 (George Eastman
House)
Woman's face: autochrome photo by Dr. L. Silberstein, c. 1915 (George Eastman House)