December 16, 2014

“For My Father” (from our older son)



“For My Father”

 

m-c i

12/16/14

 

Born in the winter

was this innocent

 

A child at first

full of curiosity and goodness

 

Out of time and place

but perfectly placed in time

 

To break with old habits and worse traditions

and reconnect with the older and better way

 

The way of life and salvation

 

But even that discovery had to wait

as this child became a young man

full of life and happiness and creativity

 

Only to travel the world

Searching

Searching

Searching

 

Until he found what he was looking for

his wife, partner, and friend

 

But this was not all

he also found His gospel

and his mission

and his hope

 

And together as a new man with his new wife

and their new life

They dreamed

 

And struggled

And built

And survived

And dreamed again

 

To move again

To live again

To serve again

 

Now,

in the greying years

 

They both experience all shades and hues

with no regrets

and much gratitude

 

That this honorable man

was born

 

Born in the winter

and followed by a Spring

 

16th December 2044

 

Poem and Photo Copyright © 2014 – m-c i


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