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A daughter's longing
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A daughter's longing |
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Susan Member Ascendant
since 2004-03-27
Posts 5104walking the surreal 
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My heart sorrows At your aging At the frailty of your step My heart troubles At the hollow of your eyes And the distance held within You are leaving me It is evident in your fading breath Then . . . Where then shall I be When your shadow is finally lost Only traces of you left to memory? I once saw you as invincible Ageless in your age Strength evident in your stride Purpose wrought in your step You are my Father The man who for so long carried me And even now, even now you carry me In your love and tenderness But . . . But it is no longer enough, I think A Daughter’s love You long for your lost companion Who has left you a drift and alone Not knowing what to do with yourself Now that she is gone And I? I understand the longing of your heart. Still . . . Still I ask, oh dearest one Do not yet follow the setting of the Sun Linger here a while longer For to lose you too, my heart could not bear And I would be left adrift at sea Bereft. S.A.T. The whole of the Universe resides within each individual heart. |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Susan, how well I understand. My father died in 1976, and left my mother behind all these years, and now that she is 83, I do not know what I would do without her either.  .....jo |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Oh I know this feeling well... After my mother passed my dad lived on close to another 30 years...so sad. He missed her terribly all those years... Heart hugs~ ~Somewhere in my heart I'm always |
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Nightshade 
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
You long for your lost companion Who has left you a drift and alone Not knowing what to do with yourself Now that she is gone Susan, you got to me with these words especially. One part of us understands their need to "go home" .... and the little child in us wants them to stay awhile longer. Hugging you here dear lady. Chris Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale. |
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Susan Member Ascendant
since 2004-03-27
Posts 5104walking the surreal |
Thank you all so much for your heartfelt hugs. I just visited with Dad today on the way home from work. It's a hard thing to see. And Chris, what you say is so true. Thanks again -- hugs Susan  The whole of the Universe resides within each individual heart. [This message has been edited by Susan (06-14-2004 08:45 PM).] |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
Utterly touching.... I have a father poem I've been keeping back....after reading this, I think it's time to post it. ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
And I did....thank you for the little nudge. /pip/Forum89/HTML/002485.html ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
simply beautiful with thoughts I understand very well... Sadelite |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
touching write SusanI relate well |
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Susan Member Ascendant
since 2004-03-27
Posts 5104walking the surreal |
Thank you very much for your kind replies. Hugs -- Susan The whole of the Universe resides within each individual heart. |
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