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That reunion funeral [234] Taboo poem for 9/20 3rd place

That reunion funeral

What died that May
when purple lilacs bloomed,
that last reunion
of 7 offspring
and their wary children.

What a legacy!
A blemished quilt of adversaries
that unraveled
as soon as photographs were taken
and casseroles consumed.

How almost 60 years have passed
of cousins barely caring to talk.
No time to spare for quick connections:
so few calls,
and fewer visits,
nary a hug.

Those children's children's children
could connect of course...
through DNA...
and the proper social distance:

d   i     s       t         a           n             t

No explanations asked;
none ever given.

Secrets?

...shhhhh...

Really?

Hush!

If they were ever to meet they could even marry!
No one would care nor bother to check.
Who would dare object?

© Kåre Enga [177.234] (26.september.2020)

30 line free verse held together by rhythm and some rhyme and alliteration.

For:

FORUM

The Taboo Words Contest ~ On Hiatus  (13+) create writing that has wings #2139468 by Choconut

Theme: 'THROUGH THE YEARS'

September taboo words: memories, friendship, family, time or any derivatives of these words.

Note: sadly this is auto-biographical, May 1963.