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Week 2 Catch Up - Illustrate A Song

Week 2 has such a wonderful theme! I had a lot of songs in mind..."Like a Rolling Stone" by Dylan ..."Romeo & Juliet" by Dire Straits... and a few others were on my list. However, I was listening to the radio in the car and an oldies came on by Boyz II Men..."It's So Hard To Say Goodbye"...and I knew this was the song I wanted to do....

I thought about old pictures scattered on the floor showing memories of my mother and my family...that was the concept. I was sort of in a rush so I came up with a photo and edited it to focus mainly on the picture of my mom....

"How do I say goodbye to what we had? 

The good times that made us laugh 
Outweigh the bad. 



I thought we'd get to see forever
But forever's gone away 
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday. ......"



While editing, I realized that the photo also works with another oldies song "The Way We Were" by Barbara Streisand....
"Mem'ries, 

Light the corners of my mind 
Misty water-colored memories 
Of the way we were 
Scattered pictures, 
Of the smiles we left behind 
Smiles we gave to one another 
For the way we were ...."

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