For today’s prompt, write a family poem. I’ve actually written a few poems about my family this month already, but you don’t have to restrict yourself to your own family. There are any number of human families, of course, but also animals, insects, and other organisms. Plus, there are “families” of other types as well. As usual, feel free to bend the prompt to your favor.
FAMILY TREE
By John Yeo
Lillian was blessed with four sons.
David Michael went first at twenty-five,
A Soldier and a father of three.
Tears were shed for a man who died early
A sad loss to the whole family.
Dudley Allison lived for fifty years,
A Salesman, footballer and free.
His heart failed him one very sad day,
Three children now mourn their father
The baby of Lil’s family.
Ian Hamilton died at sixty-four,
Sadly missed by his wife and three children.
A self-made Roofer, loved by many,
The second in line of Lil’s sons.
The eldest of Lil’s four sons remains,
To dwell on a family that spread.
With his two children living their lives.
Eleven cousins number a new generation,
Eleven new branches to Lil’s family tree.
By John Yeo
Lillian was blessed with four sons.
David Michael went first at twenty-five,
A Soldier and a father of three.
Tears were shed for a man who died early
A sad loss to the whole family.
Dudley Allison lived for fifty years,
A Salesman, footballer and free.
His heart failed him one very sad day,
Three children now mourn their father
The baby of Lil’s family.
Ian Hamilton died at sixty-four,
Sadly missed by his wife and three children.
A self-made Roofer, loved by many,
The second in line of Lil’s sons.
The eldest of Lil’s four sons remains,
To dwell on a family that spread.
With his two children living their lives.
Eleven cousins number a new generation,
Eleven new branches to Lil’s family tree.
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