Open Poetry #36 |
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A Letter To My Father |
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Suetang Member Ascendant
since 2001-03-07
Posts 5187Melbourne, Australia ![]() |
![]() Picture by Alan Ayers * * * Dearest Dad, I often wonder If you watch me from afar As I gaze towards the heavens I search for the brightest star Sometimes I don't show my feelings Behind a mask I hide my tears As I struggle to live without you Even after all these years To me, you were an inspiration You were my shelter from the storm How I miss your loving presence And your arms that kept me warm On more than one occasion I've cried myself to sleep at night I pen my thoughts about you To give others an insight My writing has been a blessing And so many friends I've made 'tho the pain won't go away Within my heart you are inlaid My life's moved on without you And my heart still bears the scars But I take comfort in the knowledge You are one of the brightest stars I am in motion |
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Marge Tindal![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Sue~ Your beautiful pieces written for your father, always cause tears to well within my eyes~ I know how tough it is to lose someone who meant so much in our lives ... and word-remembering them is a wonderful way to keep those memories soft and pliable ... never forgotten~ *Huglets* to you dear lady~ ![]() ~*Marge*~ ~*No matter what I search for ... |
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Larry C![]()
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
Sue, It's nice to know you are still writing about or should I say to your dad. Peace ![]() 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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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Ah and your Dad knows every bit of love you have for him still. You always write to beautiful of the love you have for you departed dad. Good to read you Sue. Hugs~Nancy ~Time has cast a spell on you, |
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CocoBaci Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 3043 |
A treasure of a write and I thank you very much for sharing this... Heart hugs2u |
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Nightshade![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Sue, this is so lovely. I miss my Dad too ... and Mom. You have done your Dad proud. hugs, Chris Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. |
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Trillium![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
Dear Sue: I guess our fathers always hold such a special place in our hearts. Mine has been gone many years, as he died young, but I still think about him and miss him, and wonder how he would like the person I've become! Beautiful poem! Love Betty Lou |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Nice...James |
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Suetang Member Ascendant
since 2001-03-07
Posts 5187Melbourne, Australia |
Thank you all for your kind replies. Take care.....Sue I am in motion |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Hi, Sue....I've been missing you. This was precious writing. I know how you feel; I still mourn my father who died in 1976. ![]() |
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Suetang Member Ascendant
since 2001-03-07
Posts 5187Melbourne, Australia |
Jo Your words mean a great deal to me and I have missed all of my friends here. Thank you so much for the lovely reply. Take care.......Sue I am in motion |
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sweetwater Member
since 2002-12-16
Posts 178Perth |
It's like you reached into my heart and mind and pulled out the words I've been trying to lock away. Thanks for showing me that although we may be worlds apart, our feelings are the same. |
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Paul Wilson![]() ![]()
since 2002-07-07
Posts 4711United States |
Sue...Such tender heartfelt words. Keep his memory alive in your poems and heart forever...Paul ~~To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you~~ |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
A very touching, beautiful letter, dear Sue. Your love lives and shines in these lines. Love, Margherita ![]() |
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Suetang Member Ascendant
since 2001-03-07
Posts 5187Melbourne, Australia |
All of your replies are so heartfelt and comforting. Thank you so much. Take care.......Sue I am in motion |
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