Dad, on the 1st of July 2001.
The hush of night’s till breathing, rushes through my thoughts…
Breaking on to the shore of my consciousness,
As the tide of feeling comes in …
and the wind sweeps the sea’s debris onto my rocky shore,
You are gone, you left with last night’s tide.
The thought of anchoring you never crossed my mind.
I always thought you’d never leave,
You’d be my anchor in stormy weather,
My compass on starless nights, my forever.
Then night came and stole you from me,
Took you beyond the barrier reef my ship can not sail.
Eternity beckoned you,
While the present kept me here, a prisoner on my rocky shore.
May God watch over you throughout all eternity,
Until our ships meet again, and the morning star announces our reunion.
You have left, but will never be lost to me.
1st of July 2009
Dad. still thnking of you and missing you...
My eyes focused on the horizon, facing into the wind,
Watching the rush of each wave,
Hoping to indentify the outline of your return.
Knowing it to be impossible…
Life holds on to no one, death returns no one.
My stamp on the world is not waterproof,
My breathing is a labour lost.
My heart is molten lava.
I need your voice at the end of the telephone line.
I need your red Ford Eskort parked in my driveway.
I need for you to define words for me
I need your silent presence to soothe the ache in me.
Dad, I wish I could join you in death’s ignorance.
My mission in life not yet fulfilled.
I have to stamp your mark, on me, on mine,
We are your legacy….your indelible ink on the here and now.
Dad I carry your mark proudly,
I hear your voice,
I smell the scent of lifeboy and Old Spice, and visit you in my dreams.
You are my forever happy moment, of melting orange ice cream lollies,
Seabreezes and the warm sand on Anstey’s Beach.
(356 Words)
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