Dearest Sister,
It is nine years since
Your voice was stilled
You left us all to soon
You cannot hear my plaint
Yet, I must bare my heart
Shout into the uncaring wind
I miss you so much
I think of you
My eyes water
Still a tear, dear Ruth
After nine long years
When mother was busy
In the store
You
Were there for me
My biggest sister
When preteen curiosity
Led me towards philately
You
Bought my first stamps
“To give you a start”
Mid teen years steered me
To smoking cigarettes
You
Bought me a pipe
"Much more masculine"
Interest in clothes was next
And of course, girls
You
Bought my first sharp tie
"A great ice-breaker with girls"
You were always there for me
A gentle loving presence
Nonjudgmental and
Ever encouraging
A child of the
Great Depression
Your life was hard
Until you found George
You both wore unhappy pasts
Yet were so happy together
And I loved him for that
Especially after David was born
George has since gone
To that same place of no return
If I could believe that you two
Were together in some spiritual.....
I know that we all must go
To be swallowed up forever
Never to be seen or heard from
E-v-e-r-m-o-r-e
I wish....
I do so wish....
If someday we could all....
Mom, Pop, Gert, You.......
Your loving kid brother,
Milty