Elasticity Poem by Jim Yerman

One of my favorite qualities about love…when it comes to family
would have to be the strength of its bond…and its elasticity.

A family is constantly changing…much like our Mother Earth
It changes with each death…it changes with each birth.

It transforms a little every day as each day the Earth revolves…
Always shifting, always changing…this is how a family evolves.

Through all its changes…which can be as unpredictable as the weather
there is this unbreakable bond of love that holds the family together.

Once the children grow up and move away…on whatever path they take
our bond of love will stretch with them…but never will it break.

Although as parents we love it when we are all together…we want our children and grandchildren to know….our bond of love will stretch with them…wherever they may go.

As parents we spend most of our lives with our bonds stretched wherever our family roams…so we treasure the moments the family resumes it's normal shape…when our children come back home.

That happened for us at Amy and Ryan's wedding…as parents we couldn't help but smile…our family all together again…if only for a little while.

We celebrated for two days…also with two nieces and one nephew
and some friends that long ago became a part of our family too

Our celebration ended at a breakfast…with laughter and hugs…
celebrating a moment so grand…
then watching as our bonds of love once again stretched out across the land.

We were glad we had this moment together
to celebrate and spend as a family…
filled with joy at the strength of our family's love…
and it's elasticity.