Charity Starters

True family is what life's about

Thanks soo much for the comment. Yes life is family and family life, right on , spot on.

A conscience pricking poem. Yes, we should find more time for family instead of obsessing what is on our gadgets. Maybe use our gadgets to talk to family? This is a good poem leading up to Christmas & a reference or reminder to us for all seasons.

Yay at least gadgets to connect with family would be good. I'm glad this could be related to Christmas upcoming, a family time yay. Thanks soo much for your comment and thoughts poet.

Nice subject matter, and plea for more focus on the loved ones we are connected to from the start.

Thanks muchly for your nice comment!

Love definitely begins at home.

Yeah relatives and kindred are important, we shouldn't ignore them even if we may not live near them. Ties of kinship should be bonded with helpful ways before we look to helping strangers and outsiders, warm thanks for getting the gist.

Growing up I've always longed for a nuclear family You describe here.
I've seen families who had this and I envied them.

It ain't easy being half a race that the pure bloods on each side of the family tree
are borderline racist against.  

Felt like a wonderful inspirational write, though.
well done

Thanks soo much ch for your thoughts on this, you mean you are mixed breed too. Yeah nuclear or extended all deserve some love neh. Racism is never good, I hate it. Best wishes.

Very good.

Appreciate the sentiment.  Family-life, insofar as a tangible proximity to my beloveds, has been a thing of the past.

It became a much deeper issue of 'past' since the devastation of my daughter's death this past 4th of July at age 31.  Nearly every poom i've written between july fourth and october have been about her death, )since oct i have been able to write a bit more outside of that crushing obsession).  Have had many serious health issues (my cardiac adventures #s 1 in '99-'00 & then a completely different set of death-defying cardio stuff in 2015.  The problem with all my heart problems is that they are nearly all asymptomatic (even numerous heart attacks), which has brought rise to "under-diagnosis", "under-treatment" having nearly killed me 6 times this century.   Now, with my dear one gone forever, I pray that my days of "miracle survival(s)" is OVER. The pain/grief & psychic devastation of outliving one's child are too soul wrenching, (especially with trying to mend a seriously broken heart), when we all know we have to die AnyWay.
     Thanks........certainly more than you "need to know", but tis hard to stop the flow once it starts.

Aww heartfelt condolences on your young daughters passing away, made me cry, your words show what a great loving dad you were, a rare kind to be obsessed about her so touchingly and affectionately ahh. Cheers and bravo to that and do keep writing,m it would be therapeutic dear poet.
Thanks soo much for such a feeling comment for your daughter, for appreciating my sentiment write too.

A value society is beginning to lose....Absolutely lovely.... It's the way you play with your words without losing the theme.... #hatsoff

I'm so glad you noticed my word play. Thanks soo much for feedback and your thoughts I agree with.

Thanks for sharing your lovely poem about family :). Very sweet!

Warm thanks and happy new yr!

So beautiful. Love your work so far.

Where would we be without family. Yes even the ones that challenge us (challenge not abuse). I do not know why but I think if you could do this in a spoken word it might be quite beautiful. Sorry do not mean to jam you up, it is just a thought of mine

Ok maybe I would try it but my hubby is very possessive and says even the female voice is attractive so he won't let me. But thanks for the idea.

I can totally respect that!

Aww that's surprisingly kindly understanding of u to understand and respect! Thanks.