Have a lot in common

As you try to put them

All together

To build your family tree…

They link or butt up against

Each other in smooth

Or jagged connection…

With the elder and deceased

Usually cemented in place

With their notches formed

Honed and wearing at the edges…

New members are added

As their life unfolds… forming

branches or notches

As they forage through life…

Death…

Divorce and DNA results change

The path like a journey

With detours and dead ends…

The tree takes root

A Picture is formed

And begins to grow…

together as new members

Add more vibrancy

And movement to the tree

Aging fades sad and happy events

Giving a clearer picture

Of the family we know….