Two years tall,
and already
he runs like the wind remembers him.
Laughter spills from him-
wild,
unfiltered,
the kind that shakes dust from tired hearts.
He doesn't walk,
......
Twee jaar klein,
en toch
rent hij alsof de wind hem herkent.
Zijn lach barst lost-
ongetemd,
puur,
alsof hij vergeten harten wakker schudt.
Hij wandelt niet,
......
Sailing to My Grandfather
by Michael R. Burch
for George Edwin Hurt Sr.
This distance between us
—this vast sea
of remembrance—
is no hindrance,
no enemy.
......
Grandfather...
Will you play with me today...
Will you take me fishing...
Will you show me your way...
Will you tell me the difference
Between a crane and a loon...
Where’s your best fishing spot
At the Audubon Park lagoon...
......
Two years tall,
and already
he runs like the wind remembers him.
Laughter spills from him-
wild,
unfiltered,
the kind that shakes dust from tired hearts.
He doesn't walk,
......
Twee jaar klein,
en toch
rent hij alsof de wind hem herkent.
Zijn lach barst lost-
ongetemd,
puur,
alsof hij vergeten harten wakker schudt.
Hij wandelt niet,
......
Sailing to My Grandfather
by Michael R. Burch
for George Edwin Hurt Sr.
This distance between us
—this vast sea
of remembrance—
is no hindrance,
no enemy.
......
Grandfather...
Will you play with me today...
Will you take me fishing...
Will you show me your way...
Will you tell me the difference
Between a crane and a loon...
Where’s your best fishing spot
At the Audubon Park lagoon...
......