Family is Important

Family is important

By Rachel Roberts

When I was just

A little girl 

I was told

Family is important

When I was just

A little girl

I was told

We are all connected

Now that I’m older

I see why

Because I see mother

Rocking her baby

The chair going creek

Their hearts connected

I watch a father

Play with the little

Ones after a trying day

Of work

Their enjoyment shared

I run with a sibling

Dirtying my clothes

As I play

In the mud

Our excitement one

I watch a grandparent

Tell a story

Of hard work

Of diligence

Their eyes shining

Our wisdom merged

  

I see an aunt and uncle

Hugging a cousin

Wiping his teary eyes

  Their comfort linked

I eat with my

Family distant

And close we talk

And our burdens

Are lightened by our joint Strength  

I know families

Are important

  Because trial, or sorrow,

Happiness, or Joy