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The birth of a family where does it start
Your parents, their parents all play a part
Virtues instilled deep within us all form
Long before an innocent child is born
Family history does have its role
Hardships and struggles take their toll
With each new child a new family is born
That is when the new life truly takes form
Each family as different as the members within
Philosophy, psychology and even emotions begin
Evolving and ever changing adapting as needed
Responding together to the way they are treated
Values and virtues learned were passed down
Communication and manners from those around
Reactions displayed dealing with joy and strife
All are absorbed in this, newly formed life
Growing wild the roots of the family tree
Suddenly hundreds more related you see
Steps and halves, cousins’ uncles and aunts
And a whole other pair of grandparents
The family continues to expand and grow
Marriages and babies were expected you know
But with death, divorce, and merges in the branches
The family tree grows larger, and what of the chances
Someday all you will see, will be your FAMILY
Poem by Vern Eaker
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