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jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

0 posted 2000-07-27 03:31 PM

Five O'clock Flight

When you left
I felt sure
I'd be okay,
that your leaving
was probably a good thing,
for both of us.
But I soon realized
that wasn't so.
Everyplace I looked,
every corner of the house,
the places we went,
the restaurants,
the movies,
and even my walk
to the park,
just wasn't the same
without you there.
You were part of me,
in all I do,
in all I say,
you are part of me
in every way,
and having you gone
has increased my need
to hear your voice,
your laugh,
and to hold you,
when occasionally
you cry…
oh God,
I love you so.

And then,
when I came home
today,
your voice
was on the answering machine,
you were coming back today,
on the five o'clock flight.
I laughed
liked a star-struck kid,
I danced around the room,
glanced at the clock…
an hour to go…
and raced to the airport.

Now,
standing here
at the gate,
awaiting your arrival,
I think,
What if she didn't make it?
What if she missed the flight?
What if…
and then I saw you
come through the door,
saw your eyes flash,
your smile light the room,
saw you run to me,
leap into my arms,
and cry "Daddy!"

And as you push back
from my chest,
wipe the tear off my cheek,
I think…
A week is just too long
for you and mommy
to leave Daddy
alone.

W. James Beard, Jr.

MMoonchild
Senior Member

since 2000-07-13

Posts 1715
PA

1 posted 2000-07-27 07:08 PM

Just Wonderful.....
Maureen

Hardrock
Senior Member

since 2000-02-14

Posts 948
New Hampshire, USA

2 posted 2000-07-28 05:05 PM

James..simply delightful!! You had me..and you still do. Love your writings. Hardrock

jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

3 posted 2000-07-28 06:00 PM

Thanks maureen and hardrock; as if you couldn't tell that was for my daughter who's 19 now, but the love and memories never die, they only grow stronger.

jwesley

Martie

Moderator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

4 posted 2000-07-28 06:08 PM

Wonderful!! You had me tricked!

kynder
Senior Member

since 2000-04-11

Posts 537
Tallahassee, Florida

5 posted 2000-08-02 12:13 PM

oh wow this is so powerful!!! what a neat way to express your love for your family!!

kynder

Sunshine can not bleach
The snow,
Nor time unmake what
Poets know.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Deborah1
Senior Member

since 2000-06-22

Posts 653
New Hampshire

6 posted 2000-08-02 09:46 AM

Oh I was fooled too!! But a pleasant surprise!! This was an extremely sweet expression of missing your loved ones!! So good!!!

The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose...--Hada Bejar

Lynne Dale
Member

since 2000-07-18

Posts 114
Melbourne Victoria

7 posted 2000-08-02 09:55 AM

This was so lovely. For me a week was too long for a daddy to leave with his son.
Be well
Kethry

Kethry.
When dark of night steals your soul. Think of me and be made whole.

jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

8 posted 2000-08-02 10:33 AM

Thank you Martie,Kynder, Deborah1, and Lynn Dale...for your kind words. Thought I'd catch a couple with the little difference at the end...caught my family too. Missing loved one's is easy to do, isn't it?

jwesley

SpitFire
Member Elite

since 2000-04-19

Posts 2396

9 posted 2000-08-02 01:42 PM

~Aww,...that is the sweetest. You have a huge heart and both you and your daughter are lucky to have eachother. Another winner piece by you. Enjoying your work. Take care J. *Peace.

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