Excellent A Slice of Time Captured by GoWiSt Free Verse writing prompt entry

A unit? Were we ever? Does the image lie? Nuclear family gone nuclear. Pa’s gone to the realm beyond. Played around, wasn’t perfect, But he tried his best. Mama, a Southern belle, Had wandering eyes, Away for long spells, But did what she could. Siblings scattered, Each of us dealing with Life’s ups and downs On his own—seldom contacts. Is the print false? Photoshopped? Forcefully spliced? No, not so. For I remember, Distant as it may be, The smiles, the laughter, The joys, the cries, the pain— The connections. This fraying, faded snapshot Will ever remind me Of my love For a clan once in time That will never fade. Writing Prompt Write a free verse poem about a prized object of any kind. No rhyming patterns.

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