Love Letter To My Children

One family's journey.

As the year draws to a close

a tough year to be sure

by anyone's standards

And as we get closer to understanding

each other

and ourselves more

I begin to glimpse once again

the wonderment that life asserts

Joyfulness is not held

in song alone

it is held within our deepest pain and

most wrenching tears

We are learning.....

for we have succumbed to them all,

and more than once

As this year begins its descent

I acknowledge the contributions 

my children offer -

so often - 

and look forward to the ones

yet to come

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

This was a splendid poem...Enjoyed tremendously...:)..................

[Wendy Karasin]

I just saw this post (because a little thing on the top of the page tells me I have reviews I haven't seen) But I know we've shared bread, uh, words. So you have my permission to ignore my response - but I didn't want to ignore yours.

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome...:)..................

[zainul]

I always feel the binding role of family.
There may be ups and downs in the family.
Still family is paradise and children are angels.
Thanks for sharing this work.

[Wendy Karasin]

My pleasure, thanks for stopping by.

[zainul]

You are most welcome,dear poet.:)

[Wendy Karasin]

Actually, I'm more a blogger and a memoirist -but poetry seemed the easiest form to share. Although I must admit, I like being called a poet...

[zainul]

Thanks for sharing facts about yourself.
I also tried to be a blogger.
But failed.
I don't regret for that failure.
Please send some links of your blogs and memoirs.
I like to enjoy some of your works.
Have you an account in LinkedIn?

[Wendy Karasin]

It's not for everyone, very stream of consciousness. I've been blogging since June, 2013 and really enjoy it. if interested, Google: wendykarasin.com - and it will bring you to the blog site. There, if you choose, you can FOLLOW blog and have it go directly to your email address. You might be inspired to try again...

[zainul]

That's a great inspiration for me.
I will follow your blog soon.
In the meantime,you may love to visit my website where I try to post some of my works on various topics.My website is:
www.connecttask.com

[zainul]

I visited your website and took a bird's-eye-view.
I enjoyed one article on Versailles for its awesome photos of the bedrooms of king and queen.
The photos remind me many things including romance and family affairs.

[Lucifer Jones]

This is beautiful. Family... a collection of short journeys that get us all to our destination. A series of new beginnings and ends. Your analogy of joy and tragedy... "wrenching tears"... and strength through your children in their "contributions"... it's truly a beautiful picture you paint.Thank you.

[Wendy Karasin]

Once again, it is I who thank you.

[Lucifer Jones]

My pleasure.

[Chris]

It's hard pulling back into being a family again after the nest thins out and life intrudes. And yet sometimes that same life brings them back sometimes shaken sometimes shaking. Family has to count... but who decides the price?

[Wendy Karasin]

I guess that's a personal decision. I'm a family person, my parents (even though divorced) were like that, and it's in my DNA. My kids and I have been through a lot, and I hope we continue to travel through life together - even though everything changes. It is a veritable dance - but if too many toes get stepped on, ???

[Chris]

Life happens to good people too. How we cope and still deal says a lot about us as individuals. I'm glad your family has made a conscious decision to maintain ties as best you can because many let the pressures tear the family apart to serve their own specific need.

[Wendy Karasin]

Amen to that!