her photo

she disliked having her photo
taken,
rarely a smile,
always uncomfortable
being
the center or even part
of any
unnecessary attention, so
I wonder what she would
have thought of the photo
I placed
in the paper with
her obituary.
smiling, but subtle,
a sense of grace hiding
a grumble or curse
she was fond of.
the light held nicely
on her face,
hiding any age.
I heard her girlfriend
snipe acidly that she
hoped someone would find
a good picture of her
too, when it was time
to post it at the end.