where the pictures go

they have a thousand
pictures, all framed, all dated
on the back.
1931 and forward
up until a year ago.
it's the family outing.
the graduation.
the wedding, the funeral.
the birth,
the party,
the farewell.
most are black and white.
some in koda chrome color.
each to a place
on a nail
on a wall carefully measured
some decades ago.
the lines of dust
and dirt
show where they go, where
they'll hang
until everyone is gone
from memory,
including those who held
the hammer.