Dad was our idol, so staunch and strong
Helping us to learn when we were wrong
Mother's love helped through every storm
Kisses and hugs, her tenderness kept us warm
Brother and sister echoing through the years
Building forts of dreams, helpful volunteers
Like links of steel forged in fire’s blazing heat
Our family bond, a chain tight and complete
Though each unique and sometimes contrary
Together, our family is a sheltering sanctuary
Through happy days and storms that thunder
Our chain of love, we know, will not be sundered
Though separated by miles, stretching wide
Our hearts still entwined, love is never denied
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