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It
was so much nicer then
when the folks were alive
and the family was large
and growing
there were children among us
the promise of youth
so many dreams to dream
we went to weddings
and reunions and
baptisms and funerals
all occasions to acknowledge family
our closeness to aunts and uncles
all our cousins and kin
gathered together in support
in good times and bad
always good will
things were so much nicer when
there was so much hope
and love to be spread around
we stood in the shadows of giants
those who had the history of us
in their veins
there was that sense of stability
wrapped in the arms of family
supporting each other
anchored by our elders
who showed us the way
all that is missing now
our elders passed away
one by one
and with them went
the unity of the family
the commonality we once knew
memories flicker like candles
half lights of how it used to be
and in their fading light
we catch glimpses of the past
when kinship was our strength
and things were so much nicer.
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