The ties that bind exist in more than blood,
For shared experience comes into play.
While parent's influence is understood,
It all combines with things we do and say
In families, where all is well and good,
And bonds abound that never fade away.
These lives that grew together at the start
Exist unchanged once lives have grown apart.

For brother's bonds are stronger than hard steel,
From mutual shared play and punishment
That served to form emotions that they feel,
Encouraged by their home environment,
And pushed by much parental hope appeal
To reach the highest goal accomplishment.
These men, now formed in common cauldron's fire,
Have gone on separate routes their fates require.

Although their paths in time and space diverge,
And one has passed into the great beyond,
Yet still their underlying spirits merge
In true unbreakable brotherly bond.
Where individualities emerge,
The core relationships of each respond
To the persistent pull of family group --
In an undeniable four man troop.