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TomS
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since 1999-12-18

Posts 32

0 posted 1999-12-18 08:05 PM

I was willing to do anything with Dad
It didn¹t have to be fun
Bust tires apart, change oil, or sit in the car and wait
Go with him on a New York run

I was waiting for him to give me something
Something more important than the teat
But it was something he didn¹t have
For he was never given it

I needed him to praise me
Tell me I was no fool
I was smart
I had a way with a tool

But a man can¹t give
What he was never given
Old Grandpap was a tyrant
Hard work was his living

So I always waited
Waited till Dad died
Until his heart was done pumping
Till he no longer syed

Now I try to remember what I wanted
I try to remember to praise my boy
I dont want him to wait
For someone else to give him that joy

Poet deVine

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since 1999-05-26

Posts 22612
Hurricane Alley

1 posted 1999-12-18 08:13 PM

What a good moral to this story! I liked it.. sort of like the song "Cat's Cradle".

Nan

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since 1999-05-20

Posts 21191
Cape Cod Massachusetts USA

2 posted 1999-12-18 09:39 PM

You're so right... This poem hits home with me... so many of our fathers weren't given those abilities... I had to realize that before I could forgive mine for contributing so little when I was young.... Nice work on this one...

caroline
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since 1999-08-16

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3 posted 1999-12-18 10:07 PM

This hit home for me, it did. There is an important message here. Nicely done, Tom.

It's not the love you fear, but the fall from the height~Edwin McCain

Denise

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since 1999-08-22

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4 posted 1999-12-18 10:11 PM

The lessons learned from our childhood experiences can enrich the lives of our children if we are wise. Nice poem, Tom.

Denise

poetFemmeFatale
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since 1999-07-25

Posts 2646
Arkansas

5 posted 1999-12-19 01:57 AM

Amen to this! I have 2 small boys, and I try to spend as much time with them as I can...and you're right, it doesn't have to be much, they just like doing ANYTHING together! Even washing dishes! I always feel guilty if I get wrapped up in what I have to do....I try to put work off, and spend more time with them....it's hard sometimes. Thank you for sharing such a powerful message....May it not fall on deaf ears.

- - - If I can just touch you once, then I feel I have accomplished what I am called to do...- - pFF

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