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Spirit, Breath, and Wind
I am becoming the tale teller
The myth maker, memory keeper
The eldest son of an only son of an only son
The eldest son of the eldest daughter (of only daughters)
Of an eldest son
Receiver of heirlooms, momentos, and curios
Touchstones
Memory bound
Talismans of another's life
As I become a shaman to my clan
Walking among their spirits
Speaking of the dead to the living
A skald
Waxing poetic
On memories, old second hand stories
So many names without faces
The old ones are leaving now to join them
Remaining only in old pictures
And my stories
I wonder
Who will listen
I am waiting
Another in physicians care
Could go or perhaps remain
- for a while
Or more momentos
In my world the eldest becomes a collector
Through no skill of their own
So I have been quietly writing stories
The myth maker, memory keeper
The eldest son of an only son of an only son
The eldest son of the eldest daughter (of only daughters)
Of an eldest son
Receiver of heirlooms, momentos, and curios
Touchstones
Memory bound
Talismans of another's life
As I become a shaman to my clan
Walking among their spirits
Speaking of the dead to the living
A skald
Waxing poetic
On memories, old second hand stories
So many names without faces
The old ones are leaving now to join them
Remaining only in old pictures
And my stories
I wonder
Who will listen
I am waiting
Another in physicians care
Could go or perhaps remain
- for a while
Or more momentos
In my world the eldest becomes a collector
Through no skill of their own
So I have been quietly writing stories
Published 22nd Mar 2022
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22nd Mar 2022 4:58am
This is such a beautifully impactful and poignantly aware poem, AJ. The lovely notion that you are your families carrier of cherished memories, lore and soon regarded elder, reminds me of those in my own family that I deeply love, cared for and see in some of the same ways that you've described yourself.
Another excellently penned journey, my friend. I thank you so much for taking me a long.
🌹 B
Another excellently penned journey, my friend. I thank you so much for taking me a long.
🌹 B
22nd Mar 2022 8:31am
We see life as if everyone should live forever. And I guess, the oldest has the oldest memories...although I don't know if its a journey or an evolution, my surviving "elders" will talk to me about so and so even though the person lived in my g grand parent's (their grand parents) time. Names without faces that still mean something to them that they're perhaps subconsciously trying to pass on. Lives have meaning.
22nd Mar 2022 10:19am
Dear AJ,
I appreciated this write on many levels. As I am the eldest…there is an historical responsibility I think, that just falls on those who by happenstance of birth order are assumed to be keeper and passers on of lineage. Personally, some days I find it extremely burdensome. On others I’m honored to have the privilege. Depends on how hungry I am. Most importantly, I agree with your assessment that lives have meaning what I’m wildly impressed with is your talent for writing their stories to continue the chain of keeping those memories alive. Gorgeous piece. H🌷
I appreciated this write on many levels. As I am the eldest…there is an historical responsibility I think, that just falls on those who by happenstance of birth order are assumed to be keeper and passers on of lineage. Personally, some days I find it extremely burdensome. On others I’m honored to have the privilege. Depends on how hungry I am. Most importantly, I agree with your assessment that lives have meaning what I’m wildly impressed with is your talent for writing their stories to continue the chain of keeping those memories alive. Gorgeous piece. H🌷
Just breathing the little life I can into their place on the family tree. They were people and not ciphers. 🌼
