On My Father''s Birthday

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        To my father, who gave me more than words will ever express.

    On My Father''s Birthday

    Just over a month has passed
    Since I became aware
    And said my last goodbyes
    To my Father, following his unseen death

    Today is his birthday
    He would have been Sixty-six.
    So no card was sent out
    And this evening no call was made.

    Today I know complete
    That I am the father
    Left heir to the task
    Without his sound advice
    For rearing his grandsons.

    How I hope and pray that now
    I am able to fulfill the obligation
    Placed on me by right of my heritage,
    The promise made when bequeathed
    With the igneous honor of his name.

    I think in part or whole
    This is the wish of every son
    To earn the Firm approval,
    Granted by his father's eyes.

    I wonder if he watches
    From above knowing my will,
    To bring to him great pride
    Worthy of his unconditional love.

    And what of the curse
    Cast upon the son
    From the sins of the father?
    How might I weather
    This cold and steely course
    Lessening this shadows length?
    It will be from lessons learned
    From this Brother, Husband,
    Father and Son, whose birthday
    Came and went on this day.

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    magoogle commented on On My Father''s Birthday

    09-19-2009

    if your words are any indication of your heart and character, you are worthy and blessed are your children

    swiftbird2C

    09/20/2009

    I was blessed and if my children are it is due to what my parents gave to me.

    If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry.

    Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) American poet.

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