Fourth Page Flashcards
“Go ask the Auntie’s if they’d like any tea”
I see Them across the hall, beckoning
I see Them across the hall, beckoning
Our women, in honesty,
Our women, in honesty,
Sho-shos rather than Aunties
Sho-sho’s rather than Aunties
Ancestors true, rightfully
Ancestor’s true, rightfully
We are theirs in turn
We are theirs in turn
I never make it in time to hear
I never make it in time to hear
Anecdotes of centuries past
Anecdotes of centuries past
Or one’s approaching fast
Or ones approaching fast
Something tells Me that They understand
Something tells me that they understand
As instead, I’m encircled
As instead, I’m encircled
In waltz fashioned relief
In waltz-fashioned relief
Found only in six-step
Found only in six-step relief
Introductions of friends
Introductions of friends
Who never got to meet
Who never got to meet
But now they do, right here