Norm Esdon
Heritage Lost
I have the stones
but not the bones
of my ancestors –
their bones:
concrete-slabbed beneath
the dammed lake;
their stones:
transplanted north
to higher ground.
Of my ancestors
all I have are lies –
here-lies
carved in stone;
their stones
but not their bones.
1991-08-29
Norm SD Esdon
© 1991 Norm Esdon (used with permission)