Cherish

Cherish

I didn’t find it on the Internet; a computer or my phone
Instead, I found the meaning through family in my home

I asked each person separately if cherish they’d define
Next, what did they cherish and does it change over time

My son said to cherish is to love on that you can depend
Like the way I love my daughter, you, and my dear girlfriend

My granddaughter took a moment then said to cherish is to care
It’s like the way I feel about our family and how they are always there

My son’s girlfriend is a big part of us to me she is his wife 
She answered with my son’s name and said she will cherish him for life

My sister and her children live in a house nearby
She said she cherished our mother and then began to cry

One of my brother’s lives in New York it’s very far away
He said to cherish something is to never want it to go away
He went on to say he cherishes his friends, to him they mean so much
He knows he can count on them, they are never out of touch

My youngest brother is so strong, without him we’d surely perish
He didn’t answer when I called but he knows it’s him we cherish

I learned something valuable tonight 
It was like a blessing from above
The definition of Cherish
Is to hold tight something that you love
                04/06/2021

Written for Writing Prompt - Cherish - Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Constance La France
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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La France Avatar
April 9, 2021 at 8:01 AM
Evelyn, congratulations on your win in my Writing Prompt Cherish and creating this beautiful poem, well done _Constance
Y. Avatar
April 8, 2021 at 9:31 AM
Hi Evelyn, I echo what Milton said, what a clever approach to go about the “ cherish” contest. Congratulations on your win. It was well deserved. Have a wonderful day:-) Alexis
Swartz Avatar
April 8, 2021 at 7:03 PM
thank you Alexis
Hankins Avatar
April 6, 2021 at 8:31 PM
Evelyn, such a clever, wonderful approach to "cherish." I wish you the very best in the contest.
Swartz Avatar
April 6, 2021 at 11:03 PM
Thank you for the comment.
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