My Family, My Tribe…

A poem I submitted as a part of the Invitation to Poetry with Christine Valters Paintner

Invitation to Poetry: Community – Who is your tribe?

The picture was taken by Christine at Dysert O’Dea in County Claire, Ireland

It made me smile… I took a similar photo whist visiting Dysert O’Dea, honeymooning with my bride last May!

Visiting thin places,
Always seems to bring me home.
I feel a kinship with saints of old;
Fellow travelers on life’s road.

So much of the world today,
Is caught up in separatism.
Each group clamoring for attention.
We are unique, we are special,
We are better, we are more important

Is that what it means to be,
A part of a tribe or a family?
The picture above reveals a clue.
All faces unique, yet together as one.

Lord may this Lenten season be
A journey towards wholeness.
May it be a journey towards healing.
May we see each other as one family.