Family Ties

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Written in 2024

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In the eyes of my cousins,
Lifted, like the birds – on wings
Exciting rhythms, limbs
Rounded with muscles, stronger
Than words, abandoned
To the shadows,
Silhouettes of grace, singing
Dancing in brown, blue, green
Versions of my heart,
Laughing, giggling, crinkled
With tears, years falling through 
Trees, oaks and pines,
Tender leaves on spring praising
In gentle turns, breathing
Hearts open, sincere as the dreams
Dreamed by November thanks,
Praising Jesus for grace,
While the thoughts drifted, quietly
Soothing souls who believe
It is more than the fireflies glimmering
Beneath star studded skies,
Delighted by kindness,
Spun from silent dreams,
Those same reveries who kindle
Light in the crisp, cool mornings,
As dew drenched moments
Pour out of the sun,
Sinking beneath the azure
Poetry of a sky
In June, a sky who hears
Laughter and tears, 
Easy conversations, gossip
Like a moment blowing on the winds
Where compassion reassures
Each heart, each gaze, each reflection
Of a domestic recollection,
Teasing the gentle
From the spirit who agrees,
Believing in the peace
Sent to harmonize with those
Who can see, who agree,
Family and faith, feelings 
Flowing through the past
Into the present day,
Into the lasting grace,
Into this blessed place,
Where shadows remember
Silhouettes so tender,
Aunts and uncles, 
Swamped by cousins who see
Past my skin, my hair, my fears,
To the heart of me
Where the loves overflows,
Bleeding into the joy I feel
When they are standing close to me,
Sweltering beneath the heat
Of love that combines
With belief to bring a sense of family
Blessed by the beauty of love,
That gives unconditionally!

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