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nakdthoughts
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0 posted 2001-06-14 11:36 PM


Stilled

On frozen ground, stood I,
staring into gray skies above
feeling only the cold blowing.
Wondering if my thoughts
rode the wind to him, what he would say.

Each time I visit, my worries
are deeper, my frowns more pronounced,
my tears ever flowing.
Today, sobbing, I stood, afraid to face him,
looking down to the ground, shaking.

Then everything stilled.
The winds calmed. Able to look up,
I leaned in, fingers tracing his name,
my name once.
Thinking how I missed saying goodbye and
how hard it is to do so, even today.

I asked for a miracle, but deep down,
he can't help me now. If only
he knew what was happening,
was here to listen, to advise,
to support.

He believed in me, watched me grow,
embraced my changes, understood my moods,
measured my strengths, valued my reality
and loved me in reserve.

Tonight I am wishing, if only in memory,
a Father's Day of happiness to my own
and for all to share in.

~Wynter

"The worst prison would be a closed heart".
...Pope John Paul II



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Logan
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since 2001-05-28
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1 posted 2001-06-15 12:30 PM


A very tender and private moment. Thank you for sharing with us. Being a father of three, I can understand your pain here, so God bless on Father's Day...gentle smile
Cpat Hair
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since 2001-06-05
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2 posted 2001-06-15 07:44 AM


a very private thought and moment... shared well...
nakdthoughts
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since 2000-10-29
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Between the Lines
3 posted 2001-06-15 12:52 PM


Logan, Cpat
A private moment...yes, but I hope one that others feel. You never know what you have lost until it is not there to have..

Thank you  both.
I miss my father and am very lucky to have had nothing but wonderful memories of him... despite the times my brothers got me blamed for things they did.

have a wonderful Sunday
~Wynter  

"The worst prison would be a closed heart".
...Pope John Paul II



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