Immigrant Gifts
Granddaddy Uno speaks chipmunk: they eat bread from his. fingers. Nana Aili is trilingual: sew, knit and crochet. Aunt Mary speaks bird: when she walks outside, a white ibis follows her. My mother Alice, fluent in three languages: books, babies and men.
My immigrant grandparents from Finland brought special talents. Alice's gifts are different from the other's. She asks her sister Mary, "Do you think I’m adopted?"
tarnished thimble
the winter landscape
empty
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Date Published: January 30, 2026