Remembering When....

We bonded from the very start

Not knowing you’d break my heart

Delicate and fragile dare not touch

You said you loved me so very much

 

We played a game of hide and seek

Through my fingers I would peek

I used to call out “Daddy..look it’s me”

You would pretend you couldn’t see

 

We played all day in the local park

Fun packed games having a lark

Down the slides I would go solo

You didn’t hesitate to have a go

 

We visited the beach holding hands

Run barefoot through the sands

Sunshine rays down by the sea

You told me to be happy and free

 

We baked a cake on mums birthday

We made such a mess I have to say

It wasn’t the best I was only nine

You said don’t worry it tastes fine

 

We would read story-tales at night

My face aglow under the nightlight

Stories about a Prince & Princess

You even bought me a princess dress

 

We looked up at the twinkling stars

Pointing to one saying “theirs ours”

Drinking a hot chocolate night cap

You let me fall asleep on your lap

 

We went to the fair to have fun

After your day at work was done

You had so much fun you didn’t care

You helped me win a cuddle bear

 

We went to look for my first car

I had to promise I wouldn't go far

Never home I was always out

You warned me of the dangers about

 

We talked about lots of things

Of the joys that family brings

Always together never be apart

You loved us with all of your heart

  

We would sit to watch TV together

Memories I will treasure forever

Of a wonderful man I can’t pretend

You were my father till the very end

 

No longer with me I miss you so

Times wondering why you had to go

Days when I feel really down & sad

I remember the good-times we had

 

♥

Sunrise 23.12.1922

Sunset 24.12.2012

Author's Note

Reviews

[Inspiring Writer]

A beautiful bonding of love well converted into the heartfelt words by you. Great write. You've really done a great job here by making such a nice piece. It's a real and a beautiful poem you made, every word's cool and expressively written in your ways. Keep writing.

[Yellow Butterfly]

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[Leigh]

You have expressed your love and appreciation of your father so clearly and articulately in this well thought out poem. Maybe by summarising your feelings like this and putting them all in one place will help you containerise your loss and hopefully move on.

[Yellow Butterfly]

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[Leigh]

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[Clive D Costa]

beautifull

[Yellow Butterfly]

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[Dark Tower]

A beautifully written piece. The emotions are strong enough to be easily understood but subtle enough not to be over powering.

[Yellow Butterfly]

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[Buddhistboy73]

A beautifully penned "epithet" to your dear father....the love you have for him shines through in this write. A genuine bond between father and daughter. The finest bond that nature can provide...
Time heals.................:)
BB

[Yellow Butterfly]

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[Robbie~xoxo~]

Okay, you are making me cry now... I have been on an emotional rollercoaster in the past hour!... Great writers are the ones who touch the very essence of who we are inside... I believe you have truly done that! Thank you for sharing such beautifully endearing memories. ~xo~

[Yellow Butterfly]

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[David Scott]

It is asounding how similar the heart is from worlds apart. A girl from Jamiaca has the same experiences and attachments to her daddy as any other. We forget how connected we are to one anouther. I enjoyed your write Butterfly.

[Yellow Butterfly]

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[David Scott]

Oh, I almost forgot... You daddy is still here in the voice of the little girl he loved so dear. That love is found in your poetry every day Butterfly. The world is a better place because he was here and left you to keep making it so until you are together agian. I am sorry for your empty arms, but happy to know he left your heart so full of beauty. Much love dear one.

[Yellow Butterfly]

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[David Lewis Paget]

A lovely, nostalgic piece which for the main part is rhythmically perfect - though you did lapse in a couple of places. You know where that is. But I must say - hate, hate, hate the music! It's so intrusive! I was up to the fifth verse when it burst in upon me and totally destroyed the mood you had so skilfully built to that point. I couldn't switch it off quickly enough. To me, reading is a muse. Listening to music is a totally different skill. My mind cannot do two things at once and so once the music started I lost the mood. A lot of people on here do that, and I ask why? Your poem should be able to stand on its own.

[Yellow Butterfly]

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[larryb]

Sweet write of your beloved Dad......gone too soon.....

[Yellow Butterfly]

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[jwesley]

Wonderful write, and so full of love, my friend. The song was perfect for the piece.

jimmy

[Yellow Butterfly]

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