Christmas 22

 

The Family, Gathers

much seeks to break the circle

as family members create their own lives

and distance makes the holding together more challenging,

this Christmas, despite the nagging troubles 

of the waning pandemic,

and the resurgent viruses that assault so many,

we gather together in the healing mountains:

matriarch and patriarch,

two sons and two daughters-in-law,

three grandchildren,

all together and re-knitting our bonds in person,

all feels so right, 

and yet so fleeting.

by Henry H. Walker

December 25, ‘22