A Picture (Full of Pictures)

My current roles as a member of my family are daughter, sister, wife, mother,grandmother, aunt, niece, sister-in-law, mother-in-law,Those to whom I was granddaughter and daughter-in-law have passed on) In Ontario we are celebrating Family Day!My thankfulness for family has been refinedin 2024 like never beforeand my heart wears an unutterable achefor all whose family circles this year have a gapwhere Loved One used to be.In place of warmth and vitality, a precious picture... A picture full of pictures!! Our Family/Valentine's dinner planned for last night will hopefully happen next Sunday!Postponed due to weatherThankfully we had a few eager volunteers who 'ventured' out to help mom-dad, grandma-grandpa eat a big pan of stew and strawberry pie 😊😋💝 and one more, courtesy of Grandson Each day God gives us a fresh startTo develop a work of artThat, when we go from whence we cameWill be the picture of our nameWill be the echo of our creedThe heirloom cast by word and deedAn everlasting legacy Of love for God and family Each day we ought to bear in mindThe part of us we leave behindThe one thing that death cannot claimThe precious picture of a nameHow humbly aware we should beOf lovely little words like 'we'And 'us' and 'family' and suchBefore one slips beyond our touch Each day bestows to all a brushWith daub and splash, with pull and push And often without second thoughtThe hues of love and life are wroughtWhere we have none but self to blameFor the picture of our nameThat will unveil ultimatelyOur love for God and family Each day lengthens and shortens life...as sister, brother, husband, wifeAs father, mother, daughter, sonSomeday the picture will be doneA keepsake that we cannot seeBut leave behind for familyA treasure that death cannot claimThe precious picture of a name © Janet Martin Our Father who art in Heaven,Hallowed be Thy Name...Matt.6:9