Two photographs. One, Maria standing.
Her cap, vast, beribboned,
dark like her dress. One hand
on her sitting spouse's shoulder.
Looking past the camera focal point to end of ribboned caps,
start of labors, long property days.
The second, with three youngsters, five additionally coming.
Spouse situated, holding the most up to date child.
No cap, hair pulled tight. Not grinning.
Donning dark, fastened to the neck.
Her little domed trunk
fixed in pale blooms with removable plate,
with the round bar of French cleanser kept oblivious.
In the wrapper these hundred years,
as yet possessing a scent reminiscent of lavender.
.
A short bit of stitch,
dim wine, produced using left finished fleece
used to weave gloves or scarf.
A note, "From Mother's underskirt."
Sixteen grouped catches in a minor glass jolt.
Another note. " From Mother's dresses."