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Dad, Can You See Me?
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Dad, Can You See Me? |
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Suetang Member Ascendant
since 2001-03-07
Posts 5187Melbourne, Australia 
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 Picture by Alan Ayers * * * * I actually wrote this last year but have made a few alterations so I thought I'd repost it. * * * * Do you watch me as I write On these pages stained in tears Did you think I would forget you After so many wonderful years Do you see me as I grieve And see my heart break in two Do you read the words I write About how much I still love you Please tell me what you're thinking Dad, have I made you proud Was that your image I just saw Behind that big white cloud Do you smile down on me From heaven up above When the rain falls down upon me Are you showering me with love Are you that blackbird in my garden Who sings a sweet melodious song Are those your arms I feel around me When I struggle to be strong I see your image in so many things And remember your heart so warm and true I search deep inside my memory Where I know that I'll find you Pictures of you adorn my home Your image smiles at me each day You're still a part of my life In my heart is where you'll stay I hope the words I write Reflect the love I have for you I hope others have formed an image From the words that they view Please don't leave me lonely Keep the candle burning bright 'tho life is sometimes out of focus You'll always be my guiding light Please keep me safe in your memory For once again there'll be us two In that place way over the rainbow Eternally united me and you I am in motion |
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skyshine 
since 2002-02-07
Posts 3058Beneath the northern stars |
I am sure your father remembers you and is proud of you, Sue. He loves you every bit as much as you love him.   Elizabeth It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got... |
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Ringo
since 2003-02-20
Posts 3684Saluting with misty eyes |
Sue... This caught me off guard, and put a severe lump in my throat... You have expressed my feelings as well as I ever could. Please know that your father is with you always, and sees what is going on in your life. He will always be there for you.. all you have to do is ask. Hugs- Ringo ~You might say I'm a Dreamer, but I'm not the only one... |
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NewEnglandlazurlu Member Rara Avis
since 2002-01-04
Posts 7470A Mountain Paradise |
Hello Sue ~~ I remember this poem and loved it then as now. You know your Dad is proud of you he watches over you, Andrew and your daughter with a great big smile on his face.  I'm so glad you enjoyed the pictures. I thought you'd love to see all our snow!! Huggles my friend, Marti Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts. |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Beautiful Sue. I miss my Dad to-night, and my Mom. I know that they are smiling down on me just as your father is on you. This gets my vote through tears. Chris "Hope" is the thing with feathers- |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
I remember this one Sue... and it touched me tonight just as it did the first time. Wise choice for the book. ~Hugs~ ~ Trace my body with your words.. |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (big hugggsssssss) Oh Sue, again my heart cries out to you, sweet friend, I know with all my heart your dad will always be guiding you with his love as a father and daughters love lasts forever! (wipes tears) God Bless You, sweet friend, I send many angel hugs and my vote your way, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Sue, thank you for sharing! May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." |
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RSWells Member Elite
since 2001-06-17
Posts 2533 |
Touching and rest assured such love does not go unnoticed. |
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Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
Sue, You picture our fathers best in our memories! What a blessing. Excellent. He would be so proud. I'm voting now. If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again. |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Your re-write is as touching as the first post...you only get better... and that little favor? Will probably get to it tonight, OK? OK! Thanks, Sue... |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Like these words of love from daughter to dad...James |
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Logan Senior Member
since 2001-05-28
Posts 1641Arkansas |
Please tell me what you're thinking Dad, have I made you proud .................... How could he not be and I am sure it grows every day. Very nicely done, Sue, in more ways than one...very gentle smile |
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Silver_Tryst Member
since 2003-03-10
Posts 64MT |
it reminds me a little of my dad...i wish i could know what he thinks of my, he moved away, and i dont here from him much, but the poem was a lovely write Thanks |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
Sue, If I were a betting man, I would bet that he is, has and does all of what you feel. |
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Connel
since 2002-11-04
Posts 736Florida, USA |
You father is watching you from above, and allways will. And he wouldnt forget you! Read ^ there, because you are reading the wrong part! |
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Barbara Trautman Member
since 2002-10-23
Posts 90 |
How lucky you were (and still are) to have a father that you loved so much. I only wish that we were all so lucky. Barb |
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KoKo Senior Member
since 2003-02-15
Posts 995Inside the shadow's shadow |
this is so powerfull...im crying..my father is also dead and i wonder the same thing every day..this is so, so powerfull! This definitly has my vote, no hesitation!!!! I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man. |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
You know that this warms me to the core, voting right now. |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
This poem certainly elicit hopes in me that my children will ask the same questions when the time is appropriate. |
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SPIRIT Senior Member
since 2002-12-29
Posts 1745California Desert |
I am so happy I stepped out of my comfort zone and found this in Open. My vote is happily cast. |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
Suetang - I like the ones you've written about DAD. One of these really should be in the book... My vote is in... BC |
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lost_star Member
since 2003-03-15
Posts 114NY, U.S.A |
Your dad must be up there smiling from ear to ear, Great poem! |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
this got me all misty and choked up |
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littlewing Member Rara Avis
since 2003-03-02
Posts 9655New York |
Sue - this is beautiful and yes - you have painted a picture for me here - my own traveling at the age of 15 - I felt this - and yes he is proud of you and your beautiful words. How can he not be when you touch so many hearts in need - got my vote . . . xxoo |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Voting for your beautiful poem of love for your Dad. Very touching. Love, Margherita |
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Suetang Member Ascendant
since 2001-03-07
Posts 5187Melbourne, Australia |
I am so overwhelmed by the response to this poem, which means so very much to me. My father meant the world to me and I just felt the need to convey to others the love I felt and still feel for him. This is a little something for all of you. "Love alone is capable of uniting human beings in such a way as to complete and fulfil them, for it alone takes them and joins them by what is deepest in themselves." Take care.......Sue I am in motion |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
Please tell me that it's so. And that it's as wondrous as you've written it. ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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