There's been too much silence
From my aunts and grandmothers,
Their voices muffled by the times
In which they lived,
And barely gleaned by my own.
Yet do they guide me,
These women of wisdom,
Through countless family stories
And their own recountings.
Tales of courage and hardship,
Of battles won and lost
In the open,
And behind closed doors.
They are my heroes,
Blood of my blood,
And their legacies demand an accounting:
What will I leave behind
To continue the saga?
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Reviews of "Too Much Silence"
Reviewed by Laura Mayer (Reader)
Reviewed on March 2, 2007
You will leave behind your own wisdom and stories to be retold. The young learn from the wise, I like this message Rebecca!
Hugs,Laura
Reviewed by Michael Mathieu (Reader)
Reviewed on March 2, 2007
Continue your journey passing on what you have learned from them,
Tales of old and new,Well said,
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Hugs,Laura
Tales of old and new,Well said,
Michael