TWO SIMPLE WORDS

When our family gets together, like most families I assume

There are two words when spoken that can light up any room.

 

Whether emanating from a chair, around a table or by the kitchen sink

these two simple words when paired together have more power than you think.

 

For these two word when spoken awaken a shared memory

and instantly remind us what it is to be a family.

 

These two words evoke our laughter, our wonderment…our tears

of moments we once shared together that have melted into years…

 

Allowing us to revisit together…a mutual memoir

to remember who we were back then…that made us who we are

 

Oh how we laugh or cry or smile…

when these two words are spoken every now and then

Oh how our memories are stirred 

and our hearts are filled

when we hear the words…

 

Remember when…



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