For Da
Five years ago
today
you left this
earth,
this dimension,
physically…gone,
you, we cannot see.
Yet your voice echoes
in our minds,
your love,
in our hearts;
your passions deposited
in the souls of
your children.
To this day a
song
sung with barbershop
flare,
from some musical
we watched,
or just one you
loved,
reminds me of you
and what we share.
A saying you had
“If the truth be told”
found in a store,
a board game now,
I almost bought…
Your life evident
in:
the ripples you
left behind,
the song in my
heart,
your seven kids, seven
grandkids,
and there is more.
Though cancer
took you,
early, from our
arms,
love is where it
all began, and
love for you will
never end.
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Just beautiful, Delaina. Makes me want to hug my dad and rejoice in the fact that he's still with us. Can't imagine a day when that's not true. So, hugs to you, too.
ReplyDeleteUnknown is me, by the way. I'll never get the hang of commenting, but I talk too much anyway! ;)
ReplyDelete--Leigh
With tears in my eyes from reading your beautiful poem, i thank you for amazing expression of love and loss.
ReplyDeleteLeigh and Golda thank you.
ReplyDeleteLeigh - tell your Dad you love him often. I did not not tell my Dad enough. I just hope he knew before he was gone.
Golda - I am so grateful that you fell for Jake and became a part of our family. I honestly cannot imagine how empty our lives would be without you.
I love you both,
Delaina
This is a sweet poem, Delaina -- Thank you for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteThank you Judi.
ReplyDeleteI hope you are having fun at your new job, and that you had a good "Turkey Day."