Family Home
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My parents bought this two-bedroom pier and beam home in September 1952. They lived in this home until 2002. It was in this home where they raised their three children, created memories, and lived their lives--ones of being quintessential parents, business owners, and neighbors. Our home was synonymous with family and love. I still recall the sadness and grief I felt as my brothers and I emptied the house of their belongs and put up the 'For Sale' sign, hence the reason for this poignant poem.
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There is a sold sign on the lawn,
In front of the house where I was born.
Our family home where roots run deep,
With connections to cherish, to hold, to keep.
So many memories etched within,
Though the images are fading, growing dim.
A tie remains, a bond never to break,
The time we shared not wishing to forsake.
Not wanting to let go of the hand we once held,
In a lifetime that belonged to another world.
Empty echoes in empty rooms,
Void of existence, silence in the gloom.
Clearing the house has been a difficult task,
Removing the possessions of our parents' past.
The heart and soul of the house had gone,
It remains just a memory, a distant song.
It is with mixed feelings that I bid farewell,
To our childhood home, now just an empty shell.
Part of our spirit will always belong,
Just like the chords of that distant song.
Copyright © Sara Etgen-Baker | Year Posted 2024
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