*Laurie Kolp Poetry*

Family Reunion
by Laurie Kolp

They gathered together, young and old;
new babies in tow with their mothers.

Sharing in joy, family stories were told
of quickly-growing sisters and brothers.

Rain did not stop them, nor did the cold
from carousing and playing with others.

This family reunion of cardinals so bold,
after weeks among loving smothers.