Heath

I walked on Hempstead Heath

imagining my father's forbears there

how did they dress?

did they sing? have curly hair?



I found FitzHugh's sarcophagus

high on the heaths of England

practically on the Borders of Scotland

my maternal ancestral home

Where did they bathe?

Is this where my fear comes from?

audacious questions
for a fourth generation Buckeye