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One Family

one family
five children..
rabid dog bites dad

death angel visits
widow left to fend...
children's life hard

one pat of butter
slipped through four fluffy biscuits..
poverty

child works picking peas
goes to the field everyday...
fabric bought for dress  

My mother's father was bitten by a rabid dog
the doctor order shots for him and told him
do not get out and get hot just take it easy.
He went to move the sawmill and was taken
ill with the disease..He died leaving my mother's
mother to rear five children ages 6 months to
12 years on her own..Life was hard..This was in 
1905..She said that she would not marry and 
have another man over her and her children.

Copyright © Sara Kendrick | Year Posted 2014

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Andrea Dietrich Date: 5/31/2014 1:06:00 PM what a sad tale of hardship. Sara. I'd like to see this one written as a free verse poem. You can say much more about the family. The third part is the most like haiku for me. I love that one about the butter shared for all the pancakes. Login to Reply

Carolyn Devonshire Date: 5/30/2014 5:28:00 PM Dear Sara, What a sad story you have told beautifully in haiku form. What a sacrifice your grandmother made, devoting all of her attention to her children and not finding another man. It was a different era then and people had better priorities. Thanks for your comment on Crater Lake. My father took the family there once, but we had no idea there was a volcano below it. Love, Carolyn Login to Reply

Deborah Shiells Date: 5/30/2014 10:04:00 AM Hi Sara, My friend this made me cry. Cry for your you, your Mother and for your whole family. I cannot imagine the suffering and the life struggles, Sara I'm sorry this happened. I'm sending hugs in this comment to you. Your thought of~ I appreciate your visits and your wonderful comments. Love and Peace, Deborah Login to Reply