Paulette Calasibetta Poet Pantoum

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Dennis searched nearly his whole life to find his birth mother without any success; then the science of DNA opened the door for him.  Our mother had recently passed away, but he was grateful to find us, his biological family. Dennis died peacefully on August 28th,2021 kinowing he was part of a family who loved him.

 

 

 

 

 

For My Brother, Dennis

You, always searching.
                    Searching through the remains of dusty city archives
               That led you wandering, through rows of granite headstones
                                     Where lifeless identities lay.

                    Searching through the remains of dusty city archives
                    The melancholy, haunting, ghostly, faded images
                                    Where lifeless identities lay;
                    Excavating crumbled lives, stuffed in moldy folders.

                                  What is the future without a past?
                           Silently, harboring loss and abandonment;
                           In the shadows you clung to glimpses of hope,
                           With dreams of your mother's opened arms.

                           Silently, harboring loss and abandonment;
                       Relentlessly you continued your vigil, to search
                       With dreams of your mother's opened arms.
                 When science revealed our past,we embraced the future.

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Sara Kendrick November 18, 2021 at 8:50 AM I also was adopted but I never really got to meet and know my mother's people but I know some of my father's people. Sometimes the people who brought us into this world were never meant to be out parents but someone else was. I enjoyed reading your story. I am glad that he got to know his kin and was happy in knowing them. Thanks for the visit to my page. Sara Paulette Calasibetta November 18, 2021 at 9:11 AM Hi Sara, Thank you for stopping by my page and commenting on my poem. You make an important point that the people who brought us into the world were not meant to be our parents....I hope you experienced a life with a loving family. I know my brother, Dennis had. Blessings, Paulette

Andrea Dietrich November 9, 2021 at 3:50 PM this story fascinates me. I hope you might write more about the time you got to spend with him. This is so awesome Paulette Calasibetta November 10, 2021 at 7:22 AM Thank you for commenting Andrea....I am considering writing more about our short but meaningful relationship. Still trying to wrap my head around losing him. Blessings, Paulette

Caren Krutsinger October 17, 2021 at 4:15 AM Great question " What is the future without a past?" A heartfelt write; my father passed on April 28th several years ago, so this poem double hit my soul. I am glad that Dennis found you. Paulette Calasibetta October 27, 2021 at 2:14 PM Hi Caren, Your comment warmed my heart~I also thought that line was very poignant, and glad it "hit your soul".....best compliment ever! Blessings, Paulette

Karen Jones October 15, 2021 at 5:37 PM I can feel your heart in this touching tribute! Paulette Calasibetta October 16, 2021 at 1:34 PM Karen, Thank you for stopping by my page and commenting on my tribute to Dennis. Blessings, Paulette

Joanna Daniel September 20, 2021 at 3:12 AM Glad you could spend some time with him, Paulette, and that his search was fruitful in the end, a powerful pantoum:) Paulette Calasibetta September 28, 2021 at 9:29 AM Thank you Jo. Yes, I was happy to have had the opportunity to fill the void he carried with him most of his life....we both cherished our time together.