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theme of the poem a photograph by shirley toulson

The poem talks about how memories from the past cannot be relived, and life is not static. It is presented in a nostalgic manner.

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To show the emotional attachement with her mother and recall her mother's preserved memories and their losses.

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It shows the transient nature of humans.... How nature remains immortal and witnesses the death and birth of humans and how death remains true and inevitable....
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it shows that  incidents come and go but the memories remain intact. poet immmortalizes the thought of her mother through poetry
 
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it shows that incidentcx come and go but memries remain intact poet loves her mother 
 
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the theme of the poem is the bond of love between the poet and her mother, loss of separation and loss of mother's chidhood.aother theme is nostalgia-remembering pleasurable moments in life which leave an indelible imprint on our mind.
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A photograph summary compares the internal state of nature and the mometry state of human In this poem poetess describe a photograph of her mother's childhood In the photograph of time when she went for sea holiday with her 2 cousins also Poetess contrast between nature altering at the pace of a snail and the fast changing human life poetess remember how her mother laugh at the photograph and feel disappointed at the lose of her childhood joys
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What is the meaning of the line both wry with the laboured ease of loss ?
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