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Rated: E · Poetry · Family · #1572240
Awarded 2nd place in Round 6 of Bite-sized Poetry contest - 8 lines or less
Mum and Dad and younger brother;
Auntie Barb with her new lover;
In-laws, outlaws, love requited;
Uncle John (though not invited);
A place for Grandma, long since passed;
No plate for Skye who’s on “a fast”;
The spectacle of this whole communion…
Our annual family reunion.
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