Community People

Scottish birthday celebration in Pennyghael Community Hall.

Isle of Mull, Scotland

Community People

9/30/10

Last night walking Seabright Beach

'Wing' dog leading the way

I realized my immediate family

and ancestral lineage as gregarious

outgoing lovers of humanity, life,

involved in team sports, organizations,

like Dad's 'Knights of Columbus'

my Grandpa Rudy's 'Lion's Club'

Mom's volunteering in 'Grey Bears'

child rearing siblings' school participation

brother Keith's softball, volleyball groups,

where I looked at myself

becoming amazed by the 'circles'

calling me 'member' over time

while learning, growing, then leaving,

moving onto next waiting collective

that was aligned with interests

never really leaving the previous

when remembering enlivened community people.