They say that history is going on somewhere. They say it won't stop. I have held One picture still for a long time and waited.

William Stafford
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The poem, "They Say," is a quiet and tender message. The speaker in the poem wants to hold onto one picture of his life and wait for it to pass. He confides in the readers that he has held this picture of his life as long as he can remember and has waited for it to pass by. As the reader, we can observe how he feels as time passes and as each day goes by without seeing his picture—or letting it go.

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