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When Fathers Cry
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When Fathers Cry |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA 
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Silly, isn’t it... When a tear falls and a child’s eye catches it...asking why? Why does a pillar of strength openly weep, sometimes sob...as visions pass across a screen, so captivating, yet so silly. When the Rock crumbles into mere mush and the mind of eleven sees the tender side of he who admonishes.. When good guys sometimes lose and dreams sometimes don’t come true....and children wake a mid summer morn still wondering why. Perhaps I always have been that mushy sorta guy, the one who carries tissue to the theatre and sometimes has to get more....because he was there, there inside that screen, fighting alongside those warriors....holding that lifeless body, seeing the crying of a child....as tears stream endlessly into a pool, causing the popcorn to be soggy....and to hear once again...Why Daddy, why do you cry? And all you do is just cry more....even after the screen is blank, and you sit there numb, embarrassed....waiting for everyone to leave....and those young blue eyes watch you cautiously.... Someday she will know....and when she does, I will pass the tissues....as we both shed a tear and wait for the end, when the good guys win, and fathers cry... |
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whiskey
since 1999-12-28
Posts 1278Australia |
Awwwww this is wonderful I remember going to movies with my dad as a child. I too am a mushy person I cry at the drop of a hat movies are definately a tear jerker. Thankyou for bringing back memories  im sure I will be asked those questions soon enough just replaced daddy with mummy. "Dont cry because its over, smile because it happened. " |
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Foxyoasis Senior Member
since 2003-06-10
Posts 974Atlantic Beach,Fla |
I think that is a great poem Fool me once shame on you.....Fool me twice shame on me..... |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
"Someday she will know....and when she does, I will pass the tissues....as we both shed a tear and wait for the end, when the good guys win, and fathers cry..." I understand Barry.....  Heart hugs, Nancy ~ I've loved you forever, in lifetimes before ~ |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Barry? There is only one thing that has more impact than seeing one's father cry--and that is understanding that one never will see that again.  you are such a sweet poet, thank you for this one |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
Karen, having lost my Dad back in March, I know all too well...sheesh...I learned he was just as sensitive a person as I am...and I saw him cry...we even shared tears...it was priceless....just as priceless as my little girl is to me...even when she asks me why I cry.... Thanx Ser... |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
"Someday she will know....and when she does, I will pass the tissues....as we both shed a tear and wait for the end, when the good guys win, and fathers cry..." BJ (can I call you that; forgive me if you don't like it, okay) -- You've got nothing on me....I cry watching "I Love Lucy," now that she's gone....but then again, I'm not a man and everyone knows women are emotional, right?. I don't think that's it though. I think it's a tender heart that is not afraid to reveal itself. Yes, someday, our children will know why. Loved this.  ....jo |
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inkedgoddess Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-19
Posts 7392Ohio |
open and moving full of heart |
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Susan Member Ascendant
since 2004-03-27
Posts 5104walking the surreal |
Very touching. And what a good example for a daughter, to see the tenderness in a Father. And I think it is a gift to be able to step inside of a character while watching a film, no matter how many tissues  Susan Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind. |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Undoubtedly an emotional poem for you to write ~ and most definitely an emotional poem for me to read. You are a beautiful and sensitive man, father, and son, Dear Poet. EA |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Barry I wish that I could say I saw my father cry...but I did not...although I understood he cried inside many times...and I could read tears in his face, they were not made of liquid. I envy your daughter this side of you. |
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Ivy Rose Senior Member
since 2001-12-29
Posts 1300MA, USA |
Barry what a sensitive and tender piece. I think it is lovely to see a father who is sensitive to the tears of a child or that sheds tears because he is moved to tears by a movie. Great poem, my friend. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
I have only seen one man cry in my entire life...that was my brother at my mother's funeral...one tear streaming down I will remember that for the rest of my life |
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jellybeans Member Elite
since 2000-10-13
Posts 2298 |
this is wonderful.......what a touching honest write |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
honest and touching, reminds me of my own dad Barry.. thanks for that, and hugs to you. |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
When the Rock crumbles... ~*~ Only once did I see this, but the effect was so profound... and I wasn't even eleven... |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Magnus~ I can only say thank you~ *Huglets*:hugs* ~*Marge*~ ~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Silly?? Indeed not! I like a man who isn't afraid to show his emotions, to me it makes them more of an equal and "more real", if you know what I mean. (Gives you a gentle hug, just because she thinks you need one) |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Wonderful Magnus my friend. I remembering seeing my father cry when my mother's illness got severe. His clear blue eyes seemed to turn into overflowing shadow lakes. hugs, Chris "At one glance |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
I remember vividly the first time I saw my father cry... I wish so much it had been sentiment and not despair. This is absolutely beautiful... and she's a lucky gal. *S* |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
oh Magnus, how did I miss this, extraordinarily done, and you didn't give a tissue alert warning... I sooooo loved this, but now you've got me snifling to, with, I've got to blow my nose.... Seriously, this as are all your writes was written with tender emotion Love it Hugs Lee J. |
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