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%u2018Just write what you feel%u201913Polaroid (Nandi and Pa)Together the couple stand squinting,his hair a ruffled pompadour;her cardigan, mint green,with just one button done.You know, I neversaw her in that shade.It%u2019s a photo that, todaymight be thrown away.Taken in the seconds beforethe winning smile, the %u2018sparkle%u2019%u2014clouds like inkblot marshmallowsdot the sky behind them.Still, my grandpa cutsa rakish figure%u2014even withthat pilled blue jumper.And she could havebeen a model, Nandi%u2014the name we always called her.Together, my grandparentsstand squinting%u2014so glamin their fifties slacks.Did Elvis inspire Pa%u2019s hair?You know, I neverthought to ask.