Exercise, "The Family"
by Shirley Amith Franklin
The family, the family
oh where has it gone,
parents departed,
brothers have flown.
The sister I craved
never appeared,
Children once cherished
never are near.
But cherish them all
I will, never fear,
we're joined at the hip
and the spirit is clear.
I love you dear family
too much to relate,
(oxymoronic
you may debate)
so haste I to say
before it's too late,
I love you family,
warts, moles and all--
more than this drivel
pretends to recall.
However distant
it's never to late
for true confession:
family, you're great. Note: Not very happy with this one...the idea has potential, but the poem uses
S.S. F. trite expressions, culminating in the last lame line...
by Shirley Amith Franklin
The family, the family
oh where has it gone,
parents departed,
brothers have flown.
The sister I craved
never appeared,
Children once cherished
never are near.
But cherish them all
I will, never fear,
we're joined at the hip
and the spirit is clear.
I love you dear family
too much to relate,
(oxymoronic
you may debate)
so haste I to say
before it's too late,
I love you family,
warts, moles and all--
more than this drivel
pretends to recall.
However distant
it's never to late
for true confession:
family, you're great. Note: Not very happy with this one...the idea has potential, but the poem uses
S.S. F. trite expressions, culminating in the last lame line...
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