The Roots Of Love

I am the roots, You are the tree.

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"OMG I can't believe you added that picture lol"
Tate's Poem is hanging in the background.

Author's Note

This I wrote to my daughter on her last night as a child.The night before she left for college

Reviews

[RainyDay]

Man, this is gorgeous! So full of loveliness! A resounding awwwh could be heard as the poem ended. What wonderful evoking of emotion-what a way to convey such an over-conveyed feeling!
And as usual your perfect flow and rhyme only helped your message through the minds (and hearts!) of your readers. I don't doubt that I'll return to read this poem again just to feel the beauty of it...

Really, thank you.

[Ted Kniffen]

Just catching this one Tate. There always seems to be something special between a father and a daughter..hard to say what it is...the only word that fits is love.
Well done Tate

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Ted. Love is special because it is given freely. It can’t be taken. It must be earned. I’m very fortunate to be the father of this girl thank you

[Fran Marie]

o h my ..this is such an endearing piece from
father to daughter..a dedication of love so
beautifully penned and
expressed..

nice work here Tate

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Fran . I gave this to my daughter. I hope she liked it as much as you did.Life wears us out. Im no exception. Onto the grandkids i guess lol

[Fran Marie]

you're welcome Tate
definitely a poem for
posterity..

[Tate Morgan]

Thanks dear. I am half awake half dreaming. stayed up last night havent come to terms with the day yet

[Tate Morgan]

How I miss the old cafe we use to have here. When you could hardly sign on without seeing a hundred friends. David Demmers has made of our lives a desert and called it peace. this place used to be so much fun

[Fran Marie]

yeah..the good old
days..not familiar
with David Demmers?

[Tate Morgan]

Consider yourself lucky not to know. He is the one who has runoff everyone we ever knew

[Fran Marie]

O h..okay..glad I
missed the drama
troublemaker then

[Great Aunt Astri]

Beautiful poem, and I see she appreciated it. But I am reminded of the Sweet Honey song, 'Your children are not your children. They come through you, but they are not of you.' Your poem shows the wonderful bond between parents and children. But, and I have to keep telling myself, we have to 'let them go', They do have their own Souls and have very different lives to the one's we had. But i love your idea, and I think i will do the same for both my children, and leave it in the bottom drawer, for them to find.

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you astri

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

thanks for entering my contest. this is truly beautiful, thanks good luck

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Julie

[Chris]

Tate,

Congrats on the contest placement... is a heart-full piece.

Chris

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you chris I consider my children my treasure on earth

[Chris]

They really, really are my friend.

[Tate Morgan]

I look back on these days with kindness and humility as today I ready to walk my daughter down the aisle.

[B]

Children are a blessing
Love this poem

Filled with love

[Tate Morgan]

well it is most peoples happiest day when their children go off on their own But for me it was one of the most painful

[B]

I can imagine

[Jerome F Knox III pseud..]

What a beautiful Hallmark moment penned with paper and snapshot that captured pics for life

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you so much rico

[MAD ENGLISHMAN]

Your daughter is so lucky to have you as her daddy. The love you hold for her is seen deep in the lines of this most personal of poetry.
A wonderful wonderful poem.

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you so much I walk her down the aisle in June

[MAD ENGLISHMAN]

Congratulations

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you ver much