Dear Nephew Poem by Lehlohonolo Selai

Dear Nephew

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Dear nephew, uncle says Hi
From a glimpse of memory close by
With a smile so great and wide
And a heart so tender and loving

I knew your name then
So well I can remember Ben
Especially from those trips in the big old van
Where were shared more ice cream than words

You ate a lot O' nephew
Just like your uncle at the bureau
You were a piece of work my boy
Yet great and very well taught

It's been a while if not forever
And reminiscences of our time grow fewer
I miss you nephew
But much more than these words so few

I lost touch with your folks
So dysfunctional and out of hope
I hope they managed to sharpen their hooks
To catch that big old love of theirs

Dear nephew, uncle says Hi
Yet with more words than I write
So I make a promise in words I can write
To see you in summer with my wife

Monday, May 29, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: memory
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
This poem is dedicated to my little Nephew whose family is so dysfunctional at this point. It is my personal expression of hope that his folks will come together one day and be one for him more than a number of things.
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