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Friday, April 1, 2011

ANCESTOR WORSHIP

by Robert Halleck

It's Saturday.
I'm going to the antique shop
to buy relatives.
Granddad went to college
Colby, class of 1910.
Few of his kind did.
Old photo, hard to see. He's the one
back row on the ledge
before sailing to WW 1.

Wedding Day. Grandma in white
Here's the boat they took that night.
Stock certificates from companies he sold.
Rotary president's pin
golf club trophy.
Quite a guy. I'm very proud
of the family I'm in.

1 comment:

  1. This is both fun ... and creepy. And resurrects the question "WHY are we so obsessed with ancestors?"

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