Poem: "American Roots"
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ysabetwordsmithThis is today's freebie, inspired by a backchannel prompt from my partner Doug about his mother's family history. It also fills the "familiarity" square in my 8-1-15 card for the As You Like It bingo fest.
"American Roots"
Francis Bieschke came
to America with dreams of
a place to put down roots.
He settled in Detroit, and
for the next five generations,
nobody moved more than
fifty miles away.
They became a clan,
neighbors scattered
across nearby blocks.
His descendants built
a house on Mitchell Street
where they watched the city
grow and peak and collapse
all around them.
It became a family joke --
"Some people have feet,
we have roots."
"American Roots"
Francis Bieschke came
to America with dreams of
a place to put down roots.
He settled in Detroit, and
for the next five generations,
nobody moved more than
fifty miles away.
They became a clan,
neighbors scattered
across nearby blocks.
His descendants built
a house on Mitchell Street
where they watched the city
grow and peak and collapse
all around them.
It became a family joke --
"Some people have feet,
we have roots."
Re: settled families and their people when scattered
Date: 2015-08-05 07:57 pm (UTC)