Old Photographs

by Hanna Kowalski

Published: Apr 17, 2026
Category: Melancholy

The silver prints are turning gray,
The faces slowly fade away.
A summer day, a beach, a smile,
Captured for a little while.

I do not know these people now,
Or where they went, or why, or how.
Just shadows in a paper frame,
Without a single living name.

Emily Johnson

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Hanna Kowalski

Hanna writes poignant, deeply reflective poetry about the rapid passage of time and the fragility of human memory. She uses the imagery of changing seasons and fading photographs to explore...

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