Monday, November 26, 2012

Sibling revelry

The moments in the darkness
of laughtered light and smiles,
came from our shared becomings;
in deep and constant ways.
In brothering and sistering,
we drew upon our souls,
to make a place of safety;
where sanity could hold.
A look, a smile, a joke, a word
would tap upon the door,
of hope and dark forgettings;
of respite from our world.
We called upon that knowing,
drank draughts of all we knew,
familiar and yet strange;
as through the years we grew.






Part 18: Sibling Revelry – Write about one (or all) of your siblings. If you were an only child, was there a cousin who filled that gap? If not, write about your feelings about being the “one and only.”

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3 comments:

  1. This is lovely, Roslyn. I can see this relationship.

    As I read this, I was wondering which branch of the Rosses you belonged to. My paternal Grandmother was a Ross.

    No matter.

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  2. This is lovely, Roslyn. I can see this relationship.

    As I read this, I was wondering which branch of the Rosses you belonged to. My paternal Grandmother was a Ross.

    No matter.

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    1. Well, my Ross is a Greek Ross - from my great-grandfather who emigrated to Australia in 1870'ish and anglicised his name. So it would be a remarkable fluke is there is a connection.
      Thanks for your comment.

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