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Fun
The Search
Genealogy was simple for Pat.
At her computer for hours she sat.
She pondered and wondered
till her brain pounded and thundered,
“Where is my great-granddaddy at?!”
The Discovery
While gazing at greatgrandpa’s stone,
My voice took on an incredulous tone.
Beside him instead of “Sweet Bell”
the stone read, “My Naughty Nell.”
Now greatgrandma’s secret is known!
The Prompting
The words in my head start to pound,
They flitter and circle around.
“Please listen to me.
I’m lost, don’t you see;
I’ve waited so long to be found.”
Obsession
At the library table I sit
searching books for the names that fit.
Like a river, time flows –
lunchtime comes and it goes.
Then the librarian calls, “Time to quit!”
Day’s End
When I come to the end of the day,
I’ve searched; now I ponder and pray
for our fathers and mothers,
our sisters and brothers,
and where our great-grandparents lay.
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