The following was sent to another list that I am on. I hope everyone has a happy holiday. Nancy Lohbrunner lohbrunner@prodigy.net Subject: Twas The Day Before Yesterday > >> > > >> >> Twas The Day Before Yesterday > >> >> > >> >> TWAS the day before yesterday and all through the branches, > >> >> NOT a name to be found, none of my ancestors. > >> >> > >> >> THE Journals and Bibles were dusty and worn, > >> >> WHY should we care, these kinfolk are gone. > >> >> > >> >> THE pictures of children and family, long ago dead, > >> >> ARE scattered, crinkled, and crammed under beds. > >> >> > >> >> DAD in his chair, and I with a book, > >> >> HAD just settled back to give the TV a look. > >> >> > >> >> WHEN out on the street there arose such a clatter, > >> >> I sprang to my feet to see what was the matter. > >> >> > >> >> ON the way to the window I tripped with a crash, > >> >> I tore open the curtains and looked through the glass. > >> >> > >> >> THE sun in the sky was nowhere in sight, > >> >> THE clouds were so gray, it could have been night. > >> >> > >> >> WHEN what to my wondering eyes should appear, > >> >> THE Mailman with packages, letters and cards of good cheer. > >> >> > >> >> THE driver was grumbling while sorting his letters, > >> >> I knew in a moment, things had to get better. > >> >> > >> >> THE size of one letter stood out from them all, > >> >> A distant cousin was asking about family, one and all. > >> >> > >> >> THE names of Grandpa and Grandma, Great Grandparents all, > >> >> NEXT came my Father, my Brother, and Uncle Paul. > >> >> > >> >> FROM cousins and uncles to aunts and nephews, > >> >> NIECES and in-laws, just to name a few. > >> >> > >> >> SO through the many journals and photos, and stuff I possessed, > >> >> MY search for my ancestors slowly progressed. > >> >> > >> >> WHILE up the family tree I gradually climbed, > >> >> MY ancestors names, I was seeking to find. > >> >> > >> >> UPON that tree I have carved many a name, > >> >> THE branches of which, will never be the same. > >> >> > >> >> THE tree is now filled with many I've found, > >> >> BUT in the search for others, now I am bound. > >> >> > >> >> THE ancestors whose names, I have written with love, > >> >> THE Lord has gathered to take to His Father above. > >> >> > >> >> WITH so many names yet to be carved on that tree, > >> >> I have little time to waste on games and TV. > >> >> > >> >> GATHERING names, photos, histories and places, > >> >> REQUIRES a lot of love, patience, and God's good graces. > >> >> > >> >> SOME were Farmers, Soldiers & such, Mothers & Fathers > >> >> who struggled much. > >> >> SOME were Settlers, who traveled far, some Adventures, > >> >> who followed the stars. > >> >> > >> >> SOME were rich, but most were poor, they came by ship, > >> >> seeking more. > >> >> SOME died young, others old, many their stories yet untold. > >> >> > >> >> I cried when I thought of those brothers and sisters, > >> >> FOR I am who I am, thanks to my ancestors. > >> >> > >> >> MY family is but one branch on the Tree of Life, > >> >> A tree that grew strong through toil and strife. > >> >> > >> >> ALONE, I'm just a bare twig or a stub, > >> >> TOGETHER we build a Family Tree of Love > >> > > >> >