My brother’s book deserves a look
And not just
for the time it took,
But for the
family tree he shook
To show the
need to strive.
His characters
are loosely based
On relatives
whose lives he traced
From foreign
lands ‘til they embraced
New homes
when they’d arrive.
The story’s
universal, though,
For as they
settle and they grow,
We realize
how much we don’t know
Of how they
did survive.
Most
families who did emigrate
Shared
hardships and the hand of fate
And often,
we learn much too late
What pushed
or helped them thrive.
My brother’s
book may bring acclaim
And might or
might not garner fame,
But if you
read From Where We Came*,
His story
stays alive.
by Burt Rashbaum