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In memoriam.This photo was taken on their wedding day:4 October 1941. So many, many years ago. (South Africa)I’ll always remember them. I’ll always think of them with love and respect.This photo was taken on their 50th wedding anniversary.(1991)They were married for 54 years.PHOTOGRAPHY:PeopleAFRIKAANSE gedigte:Ma.Sy het voëltjiename vir haar kleinkinders gegee:Maureen ‘n swaweltjie,Marethe ‘n tortelduif Wilhelm ‘n korhaanen Liesl ‘n fisantjie(en so het haar liefde vir taal en die natuurook in my hart en verstand kom nesskropom altyd daar te bly)is dit hoekom elke môre vir my mooi ishier langs die groot kareewaar geelvink se nes aan die dunste takkie hangen ek met vrede en blydskapna my Ma mag verlangas ek my oggendkoffie drinken my beker vól van God se goedheid skinkElizabeth Kendall ©
En een vir my Pa:PaTussen gister se swart-en-wit kiekies het ek vir Pa opgetel en hom op my oop handpalms laat lêdaar was so baie wat ek graagnog vir hom wou sê:van vreugdes wat sommer onverwags oor my hart kom spoelen my so bly soos ’n kleuterkindlaat voel en ek kon hoor hoedat hy lag oor elke nuwejubeldag wat komvir my en homek het lank so sit en staar:hoe handsome het hy tog gelykdaar waar hy met sy dubbelborspakteen Melville se klipkoppiesmet sy hart in sy oë oor die vlaktes heen kyksy hande groot en bruin en sterk,daai hande het vir ons gewerken nou, nou groei ’n denneboommos aan sy graf se soomen hoor ek sag die duiwe koerhier op my hart se vloer© Elizabeth KendallFEATURED in Beautiful6 February 2011.FEATURED in African Art and Photography28 September 2012. I used my Canon PowerShot S51S to take a photo of this photo!
parents, married, long ago, old, memoriam, elizabeth kendall
Wish I could take them out of those photos and squeeze them! Are you reminiscing…? Hugs xx
;-) Thanks Maureen! Hugs back to you!xx – Elizabeth Kendall
what a lovely tribute to your dear parents Elizabeth…it is so nice to see them together when young and old…and now they are together in spirit…x
So true Linda! Thanks for your lovely comment and your support, much appreciated! x – Elizabeth Kendall
I think you look so much like them! Lovely tribute.
Smile! yes, I do! Thanks so much Dianne, I appreciate your words. – Elizabeth Kendall
A wonderful tribute indeed, and a beautiful rendition of the photograph Liz! Ek kan sien soos wie lyk jy!
Vreeslik dankie Maree, as ek so na hulle kyk, is dit net heerlike herinneringe! – Elizabeth Kendall
Thanks for the welcome! Lovely! – Elizabeth Kendall
What a very handsome couple!! They look as wonderful today as they did when they got married… your mother is beautiful!
Smile on my face…thanks so much Barb, your words are valued! x – Elizabeth Kendall
Wonderful tribute…so wonderful for couples to grow old together. So sad it doesn’t happen as much anymore.
Thank you Marsha, I appreciate your kind words and time. They were wonderful. – Elizabeth Kendall
I see where the good looks came from:D
Thanks Tokiko, what a lovely thing to say!;-) – Elizabeth Kendall
What beautiful parents. Have you thought of painting or drawing them?
Thanks Sonia….I am not really good at painting people, but can always try! ;-)) – Elizabeth Kendall
A great honour! Thanks so much Linda! – Elizabeth Kendall