Questions to my great-great grandfather, Michael Fuery
Michael Fuery,
Why did you leave County Roscommon?
Was it the famine?
Did you sing in church in America, too?
Michael Fuery,
What part of the Erie Canal did you dig?
When did you built that log cabin in Johnson Creek?
How big was it? Were you proud?
Michael Fuery,
At 32, you married.
What was she like, that Ann Fox,
at 15 years old?
What did she look like? Smell like?
Was she beautiful? Tell me!
Were their looks between you?
Did you love Ann Fox when she was old?
Michael Fuery,
My daughter,
Your great-great-great granddaughter,
is now 15
I don’t think she’ll have nine children
Michael Fuery,
I have never seen your picture
How long did you live?
What did you think about when yo were old?
Did your children take care of you?
Were you a bitter man?
Did your cabin burn down?
I’m going to try to find
what parts of you are still lingering.
I’ll write again,
Michael Fuery