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Lone Wolf
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since 2000-03-16
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Lansing, MI USA

0 posted 2000-07-26 09:18 PM


The love you have shown
Over the years has grown
You have always been my rock
The one in which I place stock

You offer your sage advice
Helping me not make the same mistake twice
With your guidance I learn
Which way I should turn

From as far back as I can recall
You were there whenever I would fall
Picking me up by the hand
Brushing off the dirt and sand

There is nothing I wouldn't do
To show the love I have for you
You have always been there for me
The calming force in life's stormy sea

This thank you flows from my pen
For being there time and again
Here's what's in my heart
Each and every single part

----------------------------------------------------



Poetry should surprise by fine excess...it should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts and appear almost a remembrance. -J.Keats

© Copyright 2000 Jennifer L. Garcia - All Rights Reserved
Butterflies_dont_cry
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since 2000-03-06
Posts 3733
Michigan
1 posted 2000-07-26 09:25 PM


LW* This is so very touching...I hope you show your father this as I know how much his strength and support mean to you...beautiful work~
Sudhir Iyer
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since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943
Mumbai, India : now in Belgium
2 posted 2000-07-27 04:55 AM


Lovely words...
An excellent tribute, Lone Wolf...

regards,
sudhir

Fred Hobbs
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since 1999-06-08
Posts 329
Tallahassee, Florida, US
3 posted 2000-07-27 07:42 AM


A fine tribute Lone Wolf.  Dads love hearing words like those.  Very well written.

fh

Trew
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since 2000-06-10
Posts 365
Ottawa, Canada
4 posted 2000-07-27 09:37 AM


Very sweet, Lone Wolf.
Any Dad would be proud to receive such accolades.

TerryW
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since 2000-03-23
Posts 779
Louisville, Mississippi, USA
5 posted 2000-07-27 10:03 AM


LoneWolf~
     I love this!  A very sweet tribute to a very special person.  I know that he must be very proud of it!



Love Ya~


~you reached inside, you touched my heart,
and I am all the better for it~
Terry A. Woodson, Jr.

Lone Wolf
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since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842
Lansing, MI USA
6 posted 2000-07-27 10:29 PM


BDC . . . Number one thing to do as soon as I see him again.  Means the world as you know my friend.  Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed it.  

Sudhir . . . Thank you, he is very special to me.  

FH . . . Yes, they do.  Thanks for reading.  

Trew . . . Hi there!  Thanks, I am sure they would.

Terry . . . Well, he hasn't seen it just yet, but he will soon.  Glad you loved it and he is very sweet.  


Poetry should surprise by fine excess...it should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts and appear almost a remembrance. -J.Keats

Elizabeth Santos
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since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269
Pennsylvania
7 posted 2000-07-28 01:16 PM


A testament to the strong and endearing love between father and son. I'm sure he will always treasure this lovely poem
Liz

ma miller
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since 2000-07-11
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8 posted 2000-07-28 01:33 PM


wow lonewolf ... this is a great read ... nice work
Lone Wolf
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since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842
Lansing, MI USA
9 posted 2000-07-28 10:01 PM


Elizabeth,
I am sure he will, but it is a testament of the love between a father and daughter.  I am Lone Wolf, but don't let the name fool you!!  LOL

MA,
Thank you for reading!!  Happy you enjoyed it.  



Poetry should surprise by fine excess...it should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts and appear almost a remembrance. -J.Keats

MMoonchild
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since 2000-07-13
Posts 1715
PA
10 posted 2000-07-28 10:06 PM


yes..don't hesitate to share these feelings with him..I regret  not saying how much I appreciated and loved mine until  it was too late..although I know he knew and  knows now...it still would have meant a lot to me to tell him.
~~soft sighing
Maureen

Marina
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since 2000-02-10
Posts 2245
Pickering, Ontario
11 posted 2000-07-28 10:11 PM


This is wonderful LW.  You have really captured the feelings I have for my father.  Great writing!

Marina


It is a blessing to have wings for words, and passion in pen
Marina Crossley


Mark Bohannan
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since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269
In the winds of Cherokee song
12 posted 2000-07-28 10:45 PM


I am sure your father is proud and this will touch him deeply.  As a father I can only hope that I earn this type of love and devotion from my own children.  Wonderful piece.
EagleOne
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since 2000-03-07
Posts 2829
Between a laugh and a tear...
13 posted 2000-07-29 10:11 PM


Such a woderful tribute! The one thing I've always regreted was not always sharing my feelings with my Father when I had the chance. I am glad that you are going to share this with him.

God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know it's me. ~Unknown



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