All in the Family
©1993 Susan Noyes Anderson (poem only)
I’ve got the nose of Uncle Gene,
the eyes of Grandpa Fred,
the mouth of Aunt Virginia, and
the chin of Cousin Ted,
the hair of Grandma Applegate,
the Okelberry ear…
I hope they never take them back.
My head would disappear!
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Quite a quandary for this young man, isn’t it? Let’s hope his relatives don’t decide to make a run on his various “borrowed” features any time soon. Mom probably wouldn’t appreciate having him do a disappearing act at this tender age…and his school might not be too happy, either.
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Tags: family, family resemblance, genes, humor, relatives
Susan Noyes Anderson
Susan Noyes Anderson is the author of At the End of Your Rope, There’s Hope, Deseret Book, ©1997; Awaken Your Spiritual Power: The Fairy Godmother Isn’t Coming!, Karisma Press, ©1999; and His Children (poetry only, photos are by Anita Schiller), Vantage Point Press, ©2003.