Family
I am but one branch on my family tree.
My child is another.
Looking into my lineage,
Tracing the roots of my father and mother.

How sad I feel for all the losses;
All the missed opportunities.
I could have known my family;
I could have known our history.

Through books and papers and photos I search
For the people I come from.
The joy I have within me now is from a job well done.

My tree will never be complete.
But instead will forever grow
And with each new branch that is born,
Our history my descendants will know.

Nicole Kimmel
Copyright (c)2000 Nicole Kimmel