Family Quintain (Sicilian) Poems

Babies hear their mother's voice from the womb,
forming a bond that will last a lifetime.
When a fetus stretches and kicks for room
Mom's voice overrides anxiety's...

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Death knell sounds over our village green
For all the veterans who eternally lie,
Whose presence will never again be seen
Because on foreign fields they had to...

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 Home should be made a place of love
A stable shelter from all storms of life
Within the walls of a happy home, I avow,
There will...

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A gracious heart stops upon earth, takes flight
There's a gate swung wide, family inside
Temporary fear erased by light bright
Love radiates as He comes alongside
Love pervades,...

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Unexpected or Unwanted

There arrival were always unexpected
With a string of curses never too far behind,
From the host, feeling particularly dejected,
Yet who’s always been able to...

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The holidays come so fast, then gone,
scarce time to enjoy just the moment.
Family waves ‘hello’ and ‘so long’
as they revel in that bestowment.
Hugs and kisses...

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Our choir cantata won't take place this year.
We lack the space to be six feet apart
on stage or in the choir loft, but the fear
of...

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You struggle with right and wrong
I watch and worry so
With prayers I helped along
Now time for me to go
Who will pray when I am gone...

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It's hard to go day by day, 
Remembering all you had to say; 
I think about you everyday, 
I thought of you teh most today....

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familiar things 
and long laughs
smiles that glow on our faces 
family pulls life in 
and seperates it in equal share's 
family all shades
of familiar face's...

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The flame in contest combats the chill of the night
I see an old man in remembrance of his youth
his words gaped in jest if only...

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