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Shakespeare
and
More
Shakespeare and More
Dedicated to my beautiful sister, Dr. Barbara Voglino, with thanks for introducing me to some of the greatest literature ever penned. Love you, Sis!
The bedroom we shared,
Always quiet as a tomb
Until my sister Bobbie would ask
If I wanted a tale
She spoke of a white whale
And a captain named Ahab, bent on revenge
My favorite featured a black bird called “Raven”
I loved every story
And the lessons they taught
She even shared Shakespeare
Her voice was so gentle --
I was under her spell
I asked so many questions, oh my!
On the wings of her stories, to dreamland I’d fly
Now as we age, I dread the dark time
When angels will carry one of us away
No children have I; our parents are gone
She’s eleven years older, but I don’t know how
I could live without her, our bond is so strong
Still, years pass by and this I know
My storyteller and I will one day part
Each time we talk, we end with, “I love you”
And I make sure she knows how I learned
To love Shakespeare and more, from stories she told
These memories I’ll cherish
No matter how old
*Written December 9, 2020
For L. Milton Hankins “Story from Your Childhood” Poetry Contest
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