The poem 'Photograph ' is written by Shirley Toulson. The poem is presented in nostalgic way (to remember the past in a sad or wistful way). The poetess is seeing the cardboard/photograph and looking in the past. It depicts her mother in her youth, cycling with her cousins. The mother was the eldest among the cousins; she was twelve years old. Their uncle was seeing them through the camera to get a photograph. They were smiling with their hair blowing in their faces. Beside them, there is a sea . Their feet were transient (moving, not fixed). It means their feet were covered with mud, and they were going to wash their feet with seawater. It was a beach holiday.
Now the poetess remembers that 's how her mother used to look at that photograph years later. Her mother used to smile and point out how the girls were dressed for a holiday on the beach. The poetess remembers her mother 's smile.
At the end, the poetess is saying that her mother passed away 12 years ago. Her mother lost her holiday on the beach, and she has lost her mother. The poetess feels the silence of sadness, considering the memories of a past that cannot be relived.
The other title could be "Silence of the Sea"
Regards,
Ashi Jain
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