Label Those Pictures

by Bud Lemire on April 9, 2011

Label those pictures that you now own
Naming the people that you have known
One day you'll be gone, and the pictures will go...
...To another family member, and they should know

“Who are these people?” is what they will say
Why didn't someone label them before they passed away
It would mean so much to know the people there
Right in those photos, so then I could share

An ancestor or cousin that posed for the shot
Maybe taken right there. Or some other spot
No names are listed, so who could they be
I'd like to know, it means a great deal to me

If someone had written who they were
Then I would know and I could be sure
Without a name, they could be anyone
By the looks of the pictures, they sure had fun

Pictures mean more when it's someone you know
Valued quite deeply and touches the soul
Memories replayed of the day it was taken
Lost in the time stream only to be awaken
Label those pictures so we will know
The people in the photos and all that they show

Remember to label those pictures of the people you know. Your kids and other relatives who may get them, won't know who they all are. Pictures become meaningless when they are unknown. So take time to write down who they are on the back. The meaning and value of them will be much higher to the person who has them.