The Great Depression

born in uncertainty

~

a phenomenon

giving rise to fascism

destruction

a second world war

~

the despair felt

by many

never left

throughout their life

~

those years

left a mark

taking generations

to live down

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I’m listening dad

I’m starting to understand

~

The Great Depression

Finding Peace

when his wife died

my grandpa was fifty three

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she left twelve children

ages five to twenty two

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sorrow, sadness

engulfed their hearts

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their love

shouldered long years

~

restless anxiety

transitioned

to calm peace

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grandpa told my mom

I have an appointment

with jesus

at six o’clock in the morning

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he told his daughter

I’m with the lord

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two months later

he died peacefully

at eighty nine

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Me & Grandpa