Family Favourites

Me.
Drawn by my sweet DIL. In about 30 seconds . . .

I cannot blame another soul, I did it on my own,

The po’try Monday theme, I mean. (My fate, I do bemoan.)

My ‘Happiest Family Memory’ shouldn’t be a task complex,

But how to choose a single one, now that, did me, perplex.

Was it Mom and Bobby Cow and me? I barely did survive!

Or climbing up the TV mast? I’m glad to be alive!

Or times spent eating Mama’s food, I was in Heaven then.

And when I travelled with my dad. I’d like to go again!

My brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, and days spent on the ranch,

Too numerous to just sort through! It’s like an avalanche!

Riding pigs and fleeing chickens, flying ‘cross the range,

Sunk in mud up to my knees? There’s nothing I would change!

And here there is another group, my kids and their kids, too.

Now how am I supposed to choose? There really aren’t a few!

With special days and holidays and every day between,

And all of our activities, from crazy to serene.

Sooo,

You know what I am going to do? I won’t decide this now,

I’m sure you would not want to read a book now anyhow.

So, I’ll say this, I love these tales! And they, I will recount,

Though taken all in all my friends, to a lot, they do amount.

Past or present, future, too. You’ll find them all right here.

In city or in country and in places far or near.

Each one a little slice of life, each one a story, too,

My favourite family memories are each one I share with you!

Mondays do get knocked a lot,

With poetry, we three besought,

To try to make the week begin,

With gentle thoughts--perhaps a grin?

So Jenny and Delores, we,

Now post our poems for you to see.

And when you’ve read what we have brought,

Did we help? Or did we not . . .

And next week, from my friends, and me, 

A Christmas (or holiday) Memory!

This is the BIG ONE!
And I need your help . . .
Daughter of Ishmael is up for the big award: Book of the year!
I need your vote!
It's simple and REALLY effective.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
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