Do you remember that time
that you chased me around
the harvested corn field
with a golf club in your hands?
The late afternoon sun
cast slanting shadows
and you meant to give me
a piece of your mind
Living in daily proximity
has its challenges
and thankfully
I could run
Now you live
several days by car
on a hill
I look at an old golf club
and think of your birthday
today
and how proud I am of you
my brother
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
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a nice moment
(my sister has forgiven me for decapitating all her dolls - i think)
des - thanks so much for answering - i always enjoy your ability with words this way
floots - yes, my younger brothers are both bigger than me now, i have to be nice to them.:)
aurora - thank you - my brother loves to use word play, perhaps he will be encouraged to join in, at least sometimes.:) And then there is the other brother who coined "slog" for "steve's log"...
I still have 2 older brothers I owe some pay backs. I guess after 45 years the statute of limitations has run out! Great read!!
happy birthday brother des! i used to chase my sister with a hairbrush and she always locked me out of her room because i was too young to be in there. love that sistergirl. nice piece steve.
This is really good!! I have a younger brother and we're not really close like that --- maybe I should start it ---
thanks
Andrew - a little over 2 years ago I started a pretty regular daily email to one, then both of my brothers, and then expanded it to include other relatives. It's been good. I wrote pretty much whatever came to mind that day. Which is kind of what I do now with this blog but it's more tipped towards learning about poetry, so I started another blog called 'just us' which has more of the family stuff.
capegirl - thanks - pretty sure you'd enjoy talking to Des. He's had many adventures, accomplished some interesting things, and I probably should let him tell anything else beyond that.:)
pat - I'm sure you would have some words for them. Sounds like they might feel some heat though!! I suppose never too late to revist as long as everyone can see some humor in it - and you are very good at that!
kai - thanks!
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