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In crisis, Don’t expect from others any more Than what you would give them If the circumstances were reversed, Then be prepared to be humbled. True friends always provide Something extra To carry you safely home. – dc HILL (March 16, 1994
I’ve always been curious about my Native American roots. I’m told that my great-grandmother Charlotte (Johnston) HIll’s family came from Dover-Foxcroft, ME and was “Indian”. I imagine, from the tales that my aunt told me growing up, that her grandmother was “full-blood” and was… Continue Reading “AMY’S INDULGENCES: SEBEC, ME”
Lydia was bound by an urge. Our mother had love and connection With her sisters and brothers. A close-knit family, Their generation came From a simple life. They made a point To meet and share experiences. Her children? We grew out of the… Continue Reading “THE GATHERING (12/12/92)”
It’s early morning and I can’t sleep because I miss you your presence, laughter, personalities. Time coasts on. The wind outside moans free and I’m trying to sing with it. My lament is… Continue Reading “LETTERS TO DAUGHTERS FAR AWAY”
I’ve acquired certain eccentricities growing up in the Great Depression. Such quirks are common for people my age. Depression idiosyncrasies are not contagious. They don’t contaminate the next generation, so my children need not worry. You must live in the havoc of hard times… Continue Reading “COFFEE CAN PHILOSOPHY”
I, Patricia Charlotte Hill Peters, am three years older than David. My early memories of David are as a laughing baby – he was my mother’s favorite. His mouth was always wide open in laughing glee. His good humor was occasionally altered by a… Continue Reading “A Biography: My Brother David’s Childhood”
Written by Cindy Hill March 1, 1999. David Charles Hill was born on May 6, 1935 at his home in Westford, MA. He was the fourth of five children. He went to the Williams Elementary School (K-6th grade) in Auburndale, MA; then went to… Continue Reading “Dedication – to those he loved.”
WHO HAS GAINED THE RESPECT OF INTELLIGENT MEN AND THE LOVE OF CHILDREN; WHO HAS FILLED THE NICHE AND ACCOMPLISHED HIS TASK; WHO LEAVES THE WORLD BETTER THAN HE FOUND IT, WHETHER BY AN IMPROVED POPPY, A PERFECT POEM OR A RESCUED SOUL; WHO… Continue Reading “THAT MAN IS A SUCCESS”
Who are these people? Who are they who say they know better? Who are the ones who say they have any right? The ones who claim they are entitled? The ones that say they deserve? The ones that covet what another one has worked… Continue Reading “Who Are They”
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