For My Finnish "Small " Cousins

Nine summers ago
I first set foot in Finland
my ancestral home
I remember cabins
coloured with red oxide
Many rested beside the water
with little boats at the ready
Some were rooted on farmland
with green fields and grazing cattle
Rusty cabins peeked out at us
at every turn in the road
It was a summer
of introductions
family stories
making connections
I want to see those rusty cabins
one more time

~ carliewired