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 © Evelyn Swartz | Year Posted 2021
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