The Tookany Review Vol. II Fall/Winter 2006/2007
In this issue
Edited by Deborah Fries
At this time, the
Tookany Review
is accepting only the work of
writers who are enrolled
or have been enrolled in
Cheltenham Adult School
writing workshops.
For more information
about
writing workshops offered by
the Cheltenham Township Adult School, contact:
Cheltenham Township Adult
School
1414 Panther Road
Wyncote, PA 19095
Phone: 215-887-1720
Ed D'Ancona
Two poems
Someone’s Daughter
You were always the bringer.
You brought the fun.
You brought the food.
You brought the adventure.
You brought the uncertainty.
You brought the fear.
You brought the pain.
Your screams brought neighbors.
Your approval brought joy.
You were the unstable sun
Of our family.
We circled about you,
Afraid to get too close,
Returning to the same place
Over and over and over
Again.
How sad it must have been for you.
Someone’s daughter,
Who dreamed of love, marriage, children.
It is still heartbreaking for me.
You were the bringer.
You brought me forth.
You brought me up.
You brought the very best you had.
And I brought no help.
No one did.
We all just held onto whatever life preserver
We had made for ourselves
And watched you drown,
Over and over and over
Again.
Ed D'Ancona
is a retired banker
and soon-to-be grandfather, who
is exploring many new things,
including the writing of poetry. He lives in Jenkintown.