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The Patriarch

i walk among the tombstones all my elders have gone on ahead and have left me i have become the patriarch of our clan walking with me are the ghosts of our past memories echoing through my mind guiding me along the roads I walk this is no title I have strived to achieve but i'm the eldest now the ghosts remind me of my duty to my ancestors and my decendents I am the old guard now all eyes are upon me watching wondering when I will go on ahead the tombstones call me this winter wind has chilled me I cant get warm

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Lindsay Laurie

Date: 2/2/2022 3:40:00 PM

Hello Timothy ... each generation before us prepare for the day when you become the patriarch you become head of your family for many years. A very good verse indeed Timothy - Lindsay

Timothy Mcguire
Date: 2/3/2022 3:08:00 PM

Thank you friend!

Heidi Sands

Date: 1/26/2022 1:57:00 PM

This is a very good poem. Powerful Timothy. It reminds me of going to my best friend's grave in the winter, just after passing. I will never forget. You have expressed this so well. It reaches me deeply. A Fave :)

Timothy Mcguire
Date: 1/26/2022 4:24:00 PM

Thank you so much Heidi! The best to you and yours.

Line Gauthier

Date: 1/25/2022 8:37:00 PM

A very moving poem, Timothy ~ I like the sense of responsibility and nobility. Beautiful ~

Timothy Mcguire
Date: 1/25/2022 10:50:00 PM

Thank you Miss Line

Tom Cunningham

Date: 1/22/2022 4:00:00 AM

Hopefully you won't get the call for a long time, when my grandparents died then my parents I realised that I was now at the top rung of the ladder, frightening. Enjoy your weekend Timothy. Tom

Timothy Mcguire
Date: 1/24/2022 9:40:00 PM

I am with you brother! Thanks

Deb M

Date: 1/22/2022 1:32:00 AM

A wonderfully haunting poem Timothy….enjoyed. Cheers Debx

Timothy Mcguire
Date: 1/24/2022 9:41:00 PM

Thank you so much Deb! The best to you and yours.