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A Personal Journey...
... Of Surviving the Wilderness
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The Story ..
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Looking for someone
She didn't even know
She pursued the prints
Outlined in the snow

The footsteps were faded
Dulled by the blowing wind
But onward she struggled
Searching for next of kin


Questioning every stranger
She met during the day
About her missing family
That had trekked this way

"Pardon me, kind sir
Do you know my mother
How about a sister
Or maybe a brother?

Can you help me Ma'am
Tell me what you know
Who made the footprints
I'm following in the snow?


For there are no branches
Hanging from my tree
I really need for someone
To look a lot like me"




The wind picked up her cry
And carried it to me
For it knew all along
I was her family

I looked into her heart
As far as I could see
And darned if she didn't
Look a lot like me

Now I have a new sister
And she has a brother
I couldn't be happier
For I really do love her!
Do You Look Like Me?
The discovery of having a new sister (see Family+3) inspired me to write this poem.

Although Lee had wonderful adoptive parents (and another adopted sister) there was no physical resemblance.

She was reasonably tall and redheaded - they reflected their European heritage and were dark haired and short.

From a very young age Lee knew she had a brother and sister. She had been given pictures of Lin and I when we were in elementary school.

Lee’s quest to find someone that looked like her took about 20 years.

And yes, when Lee and Lin finally met there were numerous similarities - including the furrows between the eyes when they were deep in thought.

Lee’s resemblance to me was on a different level - thought patterns, philosophies, spiritually - our souls connected.
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