See these strong shining lines
made of gladness for each other,
hearing of each other’s times,
imagining the brightness that must attend
such a bounty of family ties

I am glad to come rich to the conversation,
able to offer my happy account,
the better to help you feel easy,
the better to mirror sincerely
the glow that your sharing conveys.

©Wendy Mulhern
December 27, 2022