妈妈的微笑
<p> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="photograph">photograph</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="composition">composition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lousy">lousy</span> <span word="color">color</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edges">edges</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="curled">curled</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brown">brown</span>. <span word="but">but</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="matters">matters</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="photo">photo</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="laced">laced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="poignant">poignant</span> <span word="memories">memories</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="vivid">vivid</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="gaze">gaze</span> <span word="slides">slides</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="tears">tears</span> <span word="prick">prick</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="backs">backs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>. <span word="i">i</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="transported">transported</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="revolves">revolves</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="lazy">lazy</span> <span word="afternoons">afternoons</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beach">beach</span>. <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="magical">magical</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="secrets">secrets</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span> <span word="glean">glean</span> <span word="immeasurable">immeasurable</span> <span word="bits">bits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cadence">cadence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="tones">tones</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="love">love</span>.</p><p> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="tucked">tucked</span> <span word="neatly">neatly</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="rectangle">rectangle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="preserved">preserved</span> <span word="forever">forever</span> - <span word="years">years</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="calling">calling</span>.</p><p> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="photo">photo</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beach">beach</span> <span word="spreads">spreads</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="dock">dock</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="calcites">calcites</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="limestone">limestone</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horizon">horizon</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="undisturbed">undisturbed</span> <span word="beach">beach</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="photo">photo</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span>: <span word="mothers">mothers</span>, <span word="sisters">sisters</span>, <span word="sons">sons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span>, <span word="nieces">nieces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nephews">nephews</span>, <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lone">lone</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="photo">photo</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span>. <span word="his">his</span> <span word="shadow">shadow</span> <span word="stretches">stretches</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lean">lean</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restless">restless</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lake">lake</span> <span word="huron">huron</span>. <span word="with">with</span> <span word="immense">immense</span> <span word="patience">patience</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="casts">casts</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="again">again</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="my">my</span> <span word="toddler">toddler</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="blond">blond</span> <span word="curls">curls</span> <span word="bleached">bleached</span> <span word="white">white</span>, <span word="peers">peers</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="endless">endless</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sand">sand</span>. <span word="mesmerized">mesmerized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="grandfather">grandfather</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="jets">jets</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="beach">beach</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="chubby">chubby</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="chase">chase</span>.</p>
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