birthright [2011]

rare books are difficult
to find and are
often lost

this seems to be true
no matter the     location
mind-set
location
or affiliation

I've spent the better part of
41 years
looking for one     in particular
it is olive green
about the size of a bible
and features several chapters chronicling the history of
an unfortunate Michigan farm family     (the name
of which I cannot recall)

this book
like countless others
and others
continues to elude me

[My paternal grandfather died approximately nine months before I was born.]