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To William Thomas Kitt (A Sonnet)

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~by Gregg Rowe~



On this Father's Day, I wish to send you
A special message, that is long overdue
A bachelor, farmer, and provider
You split the church,  became a divider

You went against the Catholic beliefs
City-style woman, learns to wear kerchiefs
Standing on church stairs, marriage vows exchanged
I know living with you won't be deranged

Married my mother, inherits five kids
To my stepfather, William Thomas Kitt
I have never expressed my love before
When you took us in, opened up your door

You came to me when I needed a dad
I realize this today, which is real sad.

 

Author notes

After 33 years, I have finally penned a poem to my stepfather who went against his Catholic beliefs and married my Mother, a divorcee with five children from another man, and fought all the way to the Bishop of our Congregation and finally won the right to marry her.  They celebrate their 33rd anniversary on July 1st this year (Canada Day).

I have such deep respect for this man who at the age of 32 back in 1971 took on the Catholic Church to marry the woman of his dreams.  But because of this faith, certain wars would not be brought up until 33 years later, where we can discuss this openly.

I consider this man more of a father to me than my biological one, but openess and showing of love towards one another in our family was never our strong points and for so long I have had a desire to write something for Dad , who has had a heart of gold, a stern hand and voice, and showed enough compassion and love towards us as if we were his natural children.

Happy Father's Day Dad


Written June 19th, 2004

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  • Elrenia
    May 12, 2005
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    A nice tribute to the men who seldom get one, step-dads. Mine went to his reward twenty-three years ago, but I miss him still. It takes a special man to take in a woman with children, especially when he has some of his own. And especially in today's world where the mindset is "This is not what I anticipated. I quit. It has been fun, but now is too much work. Bye."
    Thank you for sharing.


  • Prince Charming
    May 8, 2005
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    This write has a special taste for me. It become special after mothersday what was yesterday. I have a little vacation and since a week I am at my girlfriends place together with my daughter. Were having a relationship for over two years now, thinking about living together. The relation between my daughter and her real mom is for lots of reasons very bad. Yesterday it was mothersday. Normaly my daughter made something on school and give that to her grandma. Not this time.......this time she give it to my girlfriend. Made her breakfast liked she would have done for her real mom if it would be possible. She made a poem for my girlfriend to say how much she means and that she was a kind of mother for her. It touch me deeply. Now I see your situation has some similarities to hers. Its so wonderful if somebody can give you the love of a parent, to even take the place of one of your parents or sometimes both. Its very hard for both of them. I think therefore this is such a wonderful dedication to your dad something he deserved so very much;
    thank you so very much for entering this contest. Special for sharing this write with me
    Herman


  • jenelda silver member
    October 17, 2004
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    Gregg, this is such a wonderful dedication to your step father, he sounds a wonderful man. I hope you showed this to him, for it would make him very happy. I wish my Dad had been around to write a poem for him. I love this Gregg-Jennifer


  • Sandygram
    August 21, 2004
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    A Very Heartfelt Poem

    This was so heartfelt and such a beautiful way to express your love for your step-DAD . He must be as proud of you as you are of him.Best of luck in the contest. Take care, Sandy


  • angelica silver member
    July 24, 2004
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    Hi Gregg, my friend, I know I've commented on this before, but this is for another contest. You are very lucky to have such a wonderful step-dad, he must love your Mum so very much~Love you my dear friend

  • Honeydew
    July 22, 2004
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    Wow..This was a beautiful write..Your step dad sounds like a wonderful person..What a beautiful tribute to him..Thanks for entering..


  • sidewalksolipsis
    July 1, 2004
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    A very nice dedication. Thank you very much for entering, and best wishes in all that you do!

    Your Cerulean Dreamer,
    Michele


  • duana
    June 22, 2004
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    Hi there. I just wrote my first sonnet, so of course I had to click on yours. Really nice tribute. Very moving!
    Edited on Jun 22, 8:16 p.m. because ''.

  • RoughRider
    June 22, 2004
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    Excellent

    You showed so much emotion and love here for your Dad, glad you finally penned something beautiful for him. Gregg you are a wonderful man, love you dearly for that. Stay strong always.


  • June 21, 2004
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    aww... this is emtional .. especially the last 2 lines. Thanks for sharing this poem and GOOD LUCK

    pinkwhite

  • listen
    June 20, 2004
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    awww,si touching and sweet.i jsut gave my dad a present a few minutes ago.i paint so i painted a picture frame for him and one for my grandpa.i'm sure your stepfather appreciates this very much.ttul

  • angelica silver member
    June 20, 2004
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    We have Father's day on the first sunday in September in Australia and New zealand where Hugh lives. I lost my Dad 40 years this August and I still miss him. Glad you have a good step Dad, cherish him~Love you~Joan


  • hugh wyles silver member
    June 19, 2004
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    Dear Gregg,
    A fine tribute to your father-in-law. I shall not presume to comment further except to wish you good luck in the contest and to applaud your sonnet (although some lines have only four accents instead of the customary five.)
    Regards, Hugh.


  • MagicLady silver member
    June 19, 2004
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    Greg
    Nice to read this great sonnet of yours about your step dad. I am sure it is a something you are glad to have written as well. So much you need to say these days....got to get it off your chest. I'm so glad you had someone wonderful memories to write about. I had a great dad who died about twenty two years ago. I have such fond memories of him. I miss him so very much. Good luck in the contest. Cheryl

  • MeMySeLfaNdi16
    June 19, 2004
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    Wow.. I have nothing to say but wow! Very well done! emily


  • Fern
    June 19, 2004
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    is spechless


  • June 19, 2004
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    Wow, this is really good. I really like this poem of yours.

    You have some great lines here, I really like:

    You went against the Catholic beliefs
    City-style woman, learns to wear kerchiefs
    Standing on church stairs, marriage vows exchanged

    This poem has a really great flow, too. I line how all your lines fit together. I really think this is a well thought out piece, because it is so well unified and it fits together as a whole very well.

    You really write from the heart, and I can tell you were really inspired when you wrote this. I think you did a really good job.

    I am new to this site, but I hope that I get to read some more of your poetry soon, because I liked this one so much. Thank you very much for sharing this. Please write more soon!


  • shastadaisey123
    June 19, 2004
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    very good

    Gregg...I applaud you for writing this to your step dad...sometimes we must travel our own paths for years in order to look back and remember the good we have been blessed with ...very good write...freda


  • Kethry
    June 19, 2004
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    Gregg,
    If all step relationships could be as loving and and well stuck together as this the world would be a better place. Glad to see you writing here. Good luck in the contest.

  • kittyom
    June 19, 2004
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    beautiful

    oh, man..........intense and powerful.....you showed real passion here....i never had a "real" father, myself............and my step-father gave me some of the things i needed as an adul child of divorced parents.....not gonna blab at ya' with a lot of "pschyo-babble", but this really hits home with me, man................WONDERFUL expression......thank you soooooooo much.......my husband is also trying the step-father thing, and as i HATE to say it..........he's doing a MUCH better job than my boys' own FATHER..........their father is a great person, but is self-serving and absolutely selfish and consumed in his own life and IGNORES my children............you wrote something that has stirred emotions in me, and i'm sure it will do the same for many, many others.............thank you soooooooo much.............. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Kittyom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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