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Glad you enjoyed the read ... I appreciate the feedback.

AAHhhhhhh....In fine Irish fashion--to be certain!

Well....for me, anyhow! Reading your lines reminds me of my grandfather's wake!

Thank you for permitting me to recall special memories, and the accompanying smiles!

A very well-done to you, my Friend!

Sla'inte !! xo

... this piece and a few of my recent haiku were inspired by uncle's wake in South Carolina a few weeks ago  ... It was interesting to see how the roles change with time ... I now stood in the circle of "old" men drinking and smoking ...

thanks for the read

...haven't heard the term, moonshine in ages... :)

masking sorrow through smiles found in a bottle of hallucinated happiness....Xo

lol ... not in ages Ms. Rain? - I was at a wake in SC a few weeks ago ... In my family a bottle of that smoky stuff always pops up somehow ...

Cheers xo

sorry about your uncle...next time my buddy charlie swings roud so does his mason jar of fire, i'll remember to toast your uncle and the poet lobodesanpedro who remebers the dead..keep the hiaku train rolling, revelations appear in the smoke you leave behind

your thoughts are much appreciated semaj ... he was a wonderful man who kept me on the right path