Today’s Verse Love Host, Rita DiCarne asks us to consider what is on our mind or on our heart. It could be things we love, or hate! Today, I am writing about a specific part of love that I have long cherished: the relationships between members of an extended family across generations of children, grandchildren, cousins. If your are fortunate enough to gather, in real life or through words, even if rarely, these moments are a treasure of this life.
I treasure those times we become one, greeting with
Hugs, good-nighting, more than once, cementing love,
And when
When they lean in, lost in the moment,
Before the story ends and they scamper off, laughing,
And when
The crickets' song becomes the soundtrack of the shared
Stories, memories, before they head off on their own paths
And when
They share hopes, dreams, reminders that
Roots allow us to hold tight through challenging times
And when
A smile, wave, nod or side hug is an a
Acknowledgement of the gift of presence,
And when
Their words, actions bring buried memories
Roaring back to the present even if no one else knows
And when
A moment, as hard as it is to find, to make
Creates a treasure.
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