The Photograph Of those transient images Only one was on celluloid: You are smartly dressed, my eye drawn To the striped tie, buttoned breast Auburn crumple over polished shoes Fresh shine of varnished wood and metal: 12th January 2009 Underlined Striking a pose for the undertaker; Blackly photogenic Bearing a clutched box of ashes With a mask I last recall Four years earlier Etched in a hospital corridor