RECOMPENSE

Early this morning

I thought I was awake,

But I must have been asleep

For I woke up in heaven.

When I opened my eyes.

Both Mama and Daddy were

Hovering over me.

“I’m an only child!”

I realized.

Reward for dying first.

(Middle-Child Syndrome)

Jeanette & Seven Siblings below

Lucy, DeLoy, Lynn James, Shirley; F: Jeanette holding Carol Lee, Jerry.

  Orderville 1942

Lynn, Jeanette, Mama, Shirley, Lucy, Jerry.  F: Verla, DeLoy, Carol Lee 1956

By age: Mama, Shirley, Lucy, Lynn, DeLoy, Jeanette, Jerry, Carol Lee, Verla 1956

DeLoy, Jeanette, Jerry, Lucy, Lynn; F: Shirley, Verla, Mama, Carol Lee 1960

Lucy, Shirley, Jerry, Carol, Jeanette. F: DeLoy, Mama, Verla, Lynn 1969

Shirley, Jeanette.  F: Verla, DeLoy, Jerry, Lynn, Carol 2005 Nephi