fam·i·ly
/ˈfam(ə)lē/
noun
1. a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household.
synonyms: household, ménage
2. all the descendants of a common ancestor.
"the house has been owned by the same family for 300 years"
synonyms: ancestry, parentage, birth, pedigree, genealogy, background, family tree, descent, lineage, line, line of descent, bloodline, blood, extraction, derivation, race, strain, stock, breed
adjective
designed to be suitable for children as well as adults.
"a family newspaper"
(Google dictionary)
What can divide a family:
Geography
Religion/ politics
Culture
Abuse
Anger
What can connect a family:
Technology
Civility
Traditions
Apologies/ therapy
Love
Your chosen words - so universal.
ReplyDeleteSo many connections, this reader is making as I read your simple poem.
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Sally. I was thinking about what family means these days...I appreciate your comment that it's universal.
DeleteInteresting how even the word family is not necessarily a connection as one would assume. There are things that divide as well as connect.
ReplyDeleteI am a realistic optimist, so the hope I gleaned from my own words was that those divisions could be healed, with proper care and concern.
DeleteThe contrast here works beautifully. Here's hoping that the connections are the end in the world as in your poem.
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