Family Connections Comments

Nice work vivid and sharp imagery

A meaningful write keep on

wonderful poem.....family is so important.

Really it is something sad happening in today's generation, But we'll expressed.10 p

Here I read carefully the lines of poem which is about joint family life and changed scenario of nuclear family set ups now accepted world wide. It was a happy thing to live in a joint family where every member contributes his efforts to bring the family ties together and welfare of each other. Now it has became in memories. The poet has done a wonderful creation though this poem. Thanks.

Don't be disheartened, Abderrahmane. Things change, people change. It's inevitable. You just have to follow along and make the most of it.

In fact I felt this poem so meaningful in everyday life. Men in their busy schedules of life often forget the very meaning of community and positive relations. We are destined to live in unison that makes this world happy to all and liveable.

everyone tries to create their own lives even if it means breaking family ties, but they will recover and come back home cause that's where they belong.

Loved this poem. We are all becoming more and more mechanical with affluence and modernity. The old familial bonhomie has vanished for ever from our midst. This is a global phenomenon - nay disaster. Irrevocable it looks like. Yet, I too hope with the poet that we still Could! (10)

The word busy does not belong to family or friends. Nice description.

Beautiful poem! We shouldn't be too busy to connect with our l families and friends. Well crafted.

Wonderful Poem Abderrahmane, great exploration into a families dynamics, at one time all of our cultures centered around the family unit, large families lives together like small communities, now we live in an era of extreme individualism, we are taught to separate ourselves in smaller units, today it is frowned upon to have three generations of families live together. Your poem mad me think of that, if we cannot keep families together how will all our societies survive.

Now a days people of the same family and neighbours are more and more not knowing each other.The situation is very well depicted in the poem.Like it.10

Such a wonderful poem, Abderrahmane. Family does indeed indeed provide us with identity and purpose. It also, as you suggest, can fill us with an emptiness at a certain stage in life. A terrific verse.

Love this poem Abderrahmane! I too am from a big family and grew up poor. You have portrayed a family life from a realistic perspective. Excellent explanation of an aging family. Thank you for sharing.

(cont.) My daughter, too, is FAR away, and she, unlike the older people, is SO BUSY with work, and her own family. i'm just glad they are not (all) criminals and trying to get what LITTLE money i have! ! bri ;)

(cont.) there are MANY parts of this i have enjoyed. many. but, if you truly feel this way, you have a different outlook on family ties. i do LIKE my four siblings, and one of my cousins and enjoy speaking to them, but we live miles and MILES apart and most of them are in a time zone three hours 'earlier' than mine. ha ha. SEE, i seem to be making excuses, but.........why should i feel any need to make excuses? ? ? i don't! (cont.)

(cont.) Your bruised treasury is pathetic unless you would be genuinely connected.....i assume treasury refers to ones family/relatives WHEN 'they' are 'close' socially/emotionally. nice image if that's what you mean. yes, probably for various reasons families have 'grown apart'. PH may be one of the causes! ! ! i do, now that we are both retired and 'old', like to talk to my younger brother on phone. HE can out-talk me....if one can believe THAT! ! (cont.)

first submitted poem by you in over a year! ? and i don't spy you in the photo. but......there is my Aunt Gertrude! i'm enjoying the poem. to MyPoemList Maybe my poetry, my story don't seem worthwhile to read....[ I suggest doesn't, but, though don't is not proper (to me) with my story, it WOULD be with my stories! ! ].....seem worthwhile to read.....[ I suggest doesn't, but, though don't is not proper (to me) with my story, it WOULD be with my stories! ! ] (cont.)

Family is a huge source of comfort. Strong family bonding helps us get through rough times. Sadly with the invasion of technology, relationships are weakening. A lovely picture of the ups and downs in family ties.