Little House Under the Hill
He said his grandma was a twin and she
and her sibling were born out of wedlock.
Their mother was a sister at that
place up on the hill. Folks there were
celibate. The twins were born in that
cottage hidden in the woods below.
They never knew their father, shame of it.
Could have been one of the brothers although
most of them were too old. Most likely
one of them hired hands come up from town,
the herdsman or that travelling farrier.
You never know, makes you wonder now,
how many of us here have kin that age
who sprung to life from that little cottage.
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Of Course the Money Musk
Dudley Laufman
Wind in the Timothy Press
2025
