Jan 2018
See the sister
In the great aunt
I last saw
A decade ago
The sister is dead
Her voice here speaks
Back in the state
Where it was born
My mother cares after
Speaks so kindly
To the grandmother
Figure here for a day
Lost in family
Remembering
Then drive on
Into the present
The future ticking
No time for delay
No longer children
No longer a daughter
No longer sisters
Only our own.
In the great aunt
I last saw
A decade ago
The sister is dead
Her voice here speaks
Back in the state
Where it was born
My mother cares after
Speaks so kindly
To the grandmother
Figure here for a day
Lost in family
Remembering
Then drive on
Into the present
The future ticking
No time for delay
No longer children
No longer a daughter
No longer sisters
Only our own.
Made after a roadtrip to see extended family Iād not seen in some time. My grandmother has been dead for a long time, but her sister is alive with a huge family back near their common birthplace. It was a disorienting but wonderful day.
