Jun 15 2008
Father’s Day 14
Dear Dad,
Still here, missing you.
How are things
going up there?
I wonder sometimes,
what it’s like where you are.
Do they have boats
in the harbour that you
can watch and dream upon?
A nice, warm place
for you to nap in?
Baseball? Camel cigarettes
and black coffee?
Bowling and Budweiser?
Perhaps a camera shop -
what do you think
of those new-fangled
digital numbers?
And Photoshop?
Are you playing Johnny Cash
on your iPod?
I’m still here, missing you
growing tomatoes,
reveling in summer days
looking forward to the
4th of July
watching the moon and
asking it to send you
my love.
copyright 2008
6 responses so far
He comes through your words.
Missing Dads is rough business, remembering them bittersweet.
He sounds like a cool person.
it really is a tough business, christine - but better the memories than nothing, I think.
sarah
I hope that they have bowling and Budweiser. I would like to hang out with your dad. He sounds like my kind of guy.
he was your kind of guy, evyl. you two would have had a ball together.
sarah
He sounds like a winner, Sarah.
Im sure he’s right proud!
Sam
i hope so, red…he’s been gone for many years now - i still miss him.’
sarah
Oh, I was happily walking through this, getting to know your dad, and the last three beautiful lines brought my heart right into my throat. Beautiful Sarah.
you’re so sweet, simonne - kindred spirits connect, don’t they?
sarah
What a heart-felt, heart-tugging memoriam for a great man. I, too, would’ve missed him, following your every word. All is wonderful in this.
thank you, tom - you would have loved him.
sarah
U made me miss him.
oh vamsi, that was so sweet, you made me cry.
sarah