Question

Why did the two girl cousins hold one of the poet's mother's hand?

Answer 1

Answer:

The girl's were young and were holding hands of the poet's mother because they feared that that the water from the sea might sweep them away. ... The poet feels happy for her mother's smile in the photograph but she misses her badly and feels sad because she does not have her mother by her side anymore

Answer 2

Answer:

The poet's mother, who was perhaps a year older than the two of her cousins, was hanging on to their hands.

Explanation:

• The oldest of the cousins, the poet's mother, held the hands of each child.
• In "The Photograph," a small poem by Shirley Toulson, the narrator examines an old photo of her mother. When her mother was "around twelve years or so," the picture was taken at the beach.
• The poet's mother's cousins Betty and Dolly went kayaking with the poet's mother and uncle.
• The two holding her hands are her younger cousins, despite the fact that the poet's mother was the oldest of the girls. They were also posing for the picture.
• The oldest of the cousins, the poet's mother, held the hands of each child. All three of them grinned through their hair while the picture was being taken.

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