All in the Family

My father is my son’s grandfather,

Think with me, that’s two!

My son is my father’s grandson,

Two again, yes, that’s true!

I am my son’s father

While he is my son,

Two fathers and two sons

 Make four, that’s fun!

So far though,

 We’ve only mentioned three:

Grandfather, father and son,

Hope you see.

Or is it grandson, son and father,

This three?

Family is so mixed-up,

Which can it be?

You see, my father and my son’s grandfather

 Are one and the same.

Similarly, my son and my father’s grandson,

Yes, that’s my claim.

Started out with two.

 Suddenly four appear,

Somewhere emerges three,

Something’s not clear.

I guess we could spend all day

 Trying to figure it out,

But it’s all in the family

 And that’s what family’s about.

Stewart Russell © 2012