Close Family Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Never realized we were poor, because others were jealous of our close-knit family - I felt rich because we had so much family.
Even today, we joke around and say we were so poor the church mice fed us their crumbs. And, between us we only had one pair of shoes so we had to take turns going to school. We get together all the time for birthdays, graduations, etc., and just because we can. We respect and love each other because that's how Mom and Dad brought us up.