A poignant/ grayscale portrait captures the somber mood of a heart- wrenching moment in time. An elderly man is depicted on his knees beside a weathered gravestone/ overcome with emotion as he mourns the loss of someone dear to him. His face conveys a deep sadness/ etched by sorrow and grief/ as tears well up in his eyes. The tombstone bears the heartfelt inscription "Alice- Loved and Cherished"/ its words imbuing the scene with a sense of profound love and longing. The man's worn hands grasp at the edge of the stone/ as if holding on to what he has lost for dear life