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Every once in a while, never as often as I might like, I write a poem that I would want my son, when he is older and I may have walked on to another stage of being, to read an remember: I love him.

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Being DAD

It starts with a promise. You know the one,

40 lines, 30 comments, on Nov 28 10:57 PM 2007. In Love, Family, Discovery, Lessons

Berries for Breakfast

Barefoot and fancy free with a touch of mud
upon the cheek, you wandered

32 lines, 28 comments, on Jan 18 11:18 AM 2008. In Love, Delight, Spiritual, Joy, Magical

Older

My son tackles me.
I have, just, come through the door.

24 lines, 27 comments, on Mar 14 11:41 PM 2008. In Personal, Life, Spiritual, Thoughts

Trust In The Love

The sprout to sprig creates
leafy spread. How quick

40 lines, 17 comments, on Oct 22 2:39 PM 2007. In Family, Love, Spiritual

Mecury under foot

He repeats the same joke, over and over, trying different punch lines, till he can find the one that makes me laugh. He calles me a pickle

11 lines, 72 comments, on May 22 10:12 AM 2007. In Love, Life, Spiritual, Prose Poem

okay

16 lines, 20 comments, on Nov 4 7:29 AM 2007. In Love, Life

The Final Mutation

Parents are scarred by youth.
Children ravage the heart often .

49 lines, 17 comments, on Jun 25 4:30 PM 2008. In Love, Spiritual, Parenting, Child rearing.

Dad's Last Stand

In the face of petulance and forbodding
I will ignore my reservations and and reserve

31 lines, 19 comments, on Jul 13 8:25 PM 2008. In Love, Wry humor, Parentiing, Adolescence, Spiritual

Giving time away (a father's walk)

Come walk with me,
the waters by the stream are clear.

84 lines, 89 comments, on Jan 9 11:13 PM. In Life, Love, Spiritual, Advice

Getting Past

Hush! Or I’ll
give you something

67 lines, 17 comments, on Mar 9 2:23 PM. In Life, Love, Abuse, Death, Forgiveness, Growth

Life: Invent It

There is no doubt that life has a beginning.
Ask any parent who has had the fruit

58 lines, 40 comments, on Jun 8 10:54 PM. In Ecstatic, Life, Love, Advice, Joy, Magical, Spiritual

My Teacher

He grabbed my little finger
pulled himself to a standing position

32 lines, 22 comments, on Jun 24 10:38 PM. In Life, Love, Magic, Spiritual, Joy

The Secret To Being Popular

I told my son
If you want to be seen as important: actively

18 lines, 16 comments, on Jun 27 7:14 PM. In Life, Society, Thoughts