Familias

There's nothing like a family, whether one
You make yourself, out of component parts,
Or one provided for you as a son
Or daughter, just as long as all your hearts
Beat with a constant rhythm, and you know
Whatever you may do, wherever go
They will be with you in your absence, tied
Into your soul, and never far no matter
How distant they may be. Today I cried
Half sorrow and half joy. And why the latter?
Because my family were still together;
Though congregated for a mournful reason
Our love defies the chill, inconstant weather
And keeps perpetual the balmy season.