Tuesday, November 26, 2013

A Poem a Day for November - Day 26: First


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First

Cleaning out my closet
yesterday, I found my old wallet.
I opened it to find
a small torn-edged piece of paper
with a simple pencil sketch:
a K woven together by Celtic knots
and an outline of a shamrock
hanging off the edge.

I recognized it immediately,
what had been drawn
so carefully over 10 years ago
by my brother’s hand:
my first tattoo.

Mid-back, just to
the right of my spine.
Black, green, and white.
Simple enough, it assures me
that he will always
be right here with me.


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21 comments:

  1. It is very touching that you have this way of remembering your brother is always with you! (Neat that you found the paper as well.)

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  2. what a cool treasure and assurance...the little things we keep...and sometimes forget until we find them again...for me it is the bowl by my bed that everything goes in...to wait for me...smiles.

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  3. It's always a delight to find something sentimental out of the blue, beautiful memory and story. :)

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  4. little things, that are really big things :)
    Nice rememberance of your relationship with your brother Katie.

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  5. It's the little things in life that mean a lot, & this poem is a lovely reminder of that.

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  6. Sweet poem and a sweet way to keep him with you.

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  7. How nice! To be with the 'in' crowd and you had a head start long ago! Wonderful write Katie!

    Hank

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  8. What a wonderful surprise. Lovely sentiments come through without a lot of fluff. Nice work.

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  9. simple and true, cherishing memories

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  10. oh that is so moving.... love how a sketch can put us right back into the moment... so many memories here... so much love felt for your bro as well..

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  11. Who keeps a wallet for ten years?:) Just kidding...enjoyed this.

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  12. Great capture of a moment. And, a neat find!

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  13. you never forget your first do you?
    but great to see the original, a special one too!
    cool that your bro crafted it for you -

    even cooler you kept and then found it! YAY!!! - Special K ;)

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    1. Katie, these reminders of the small things in life that matters are really all that we take with us and all that we leave behind when we're gone. Very moving ...

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  14. Wow what a memory.. The tattoo always with you. And finding that paper as well. Very cool - maybe you should frame the paper too.

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  15. I love that you are writing for November days. This is a sweet memory for you, I am certain. But did you forget it was there? Just a question that popped up. I envisioned that maybe you had and then found the sketch of it and remembered!! Thank you for sharing !!

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  16. We have our own way of holding on to the people we love, lovely reminder Katie!

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  17. Great that you found the paper and so cool that you will have him with you always through the tattoo. Cool poem.

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  18. I keep memories by photos or poems. That I think is safe. It is difficult to make a case out of a tattoo. Maybe it is not impossible.

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  19. How wonderful that the tattoo your brother designed still visually gives you pleasure and provides a permanent tie to your treasured sibling.

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  20. Your brother is now a part of you..in mind, heart and skin...

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