Define Family

Define family –
nest of promises, story
filled houses of stone?
Expectations built lacking
substance – original sin?

(Tuesdays I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson, this tanka edited from original. Image mine.)

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7 thoughts on “Define Family”

calmkate says:

August 6, 2020 at 2:09 pm

yes my family is more my tribe … those related not so!

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1. V.J. Knutson says:
  
  August 6, 2020 at 4:15 pm
  
  “Tribe”! I like that.
  
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Liz Gauffreau says:

August 4, 2020 at 6:38 pm

Your poem reminds me that there is no “typical” family. It took a long time to learn that.

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1. V.J. Knutson says:
  
  August 5, 2020 at 8:17 am
  
  Thanks Liz. There is a sort of freedom in the knowledge. Expectations can be so damaging.
  
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oneletterup says:

August 4, 2020 at 10:39 am

Questions for the ages. Well put.

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1. V.J. Knutson says:
  
  August 4, 2020 at 11:56 am
  
  Thanks
  
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  1. oneletterup says:
    
    August 4, 2020 at 1:38 pm
    
    You’re welcome.
    
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