Open Poetry #34 |
I Have A Child |
Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
I have a child, a little girl They say she has my eyes, it's really hard to tell from just the pictures. She has dark brown curls and dimples, just like her mamma. I've watched her grow from this distance through the pictures she sends to me, and I carry those pictures close to my heart. I've never heard her little girl voice, never heard her laugh as she cuddles the stuffed kitten that was so hard to find here. I've never heard her call me daddy. I don't even think she knows I am her dad, even though her mom shows her my pictures every day. She will be almost three before I make it home... ...if I make it home... I have a child, a little girl. I've never seen her. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
sometimes you have to stop and smell the roses, even if you get stuck by the thorns... a touching write about an all-too-common issue |
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DavePage Member Elite
since 2003-12-21
Posts 2917 |
I think you captured the feelings well. It sounds like a poem for a serviceman abroad on a 2 year posting extended to 3. I remember listening to a BBC broadcast on a sunday that spoke of roast potatoes and a sunday dinner. The news arrived on a weekly basis as you caught up with it. I wonder how many people would tolerate that now. dave |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
A soldier's heartfelt write... it's obvious he loves his country just as much. Well done, Paula. |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
This just reaches in and grabs your heart Paula.. Well done! Hugs~ ~Autumn..the year's last, loveliest smile.~ |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
Oh this aches Well Done Paula. and I am haunted by my illicit exquisite dream but I can't really wake up so I just drift in between ~ani difranco~ |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Paula You suprise me with this one.....very touching write......Now I'm wondering. Your ol pal Eric PS Most of your attachments don't come out on my PC and I ain't talking bout vacuum cleaners. Love ya ET |
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