Hitting The Right Note

May I talk about my daughter,

sing a song of harmony?

Pack away the unwise choices

yet alone bad company.

And the compass lost in transit,

time to play a melody.

Soothe and smooth those stubborn creases,

fix the torn and ragged seams,

take a needle, thread some cotton,

mend those fractured long lost dreams.

When we shared our thoughts at breakfast,

we became a symphony.

Reviews

[Neville]

this is one o them's got everything .. insight, love, self awareness, confidence, maturity and a kind of unconditional protectiveness for one's own flesh and blood that is rare to find outside of such relationships .. wish I'd found it sooner :)

[Chris Shaw]

Aw, thanks Neville for picking this one. That was such a lovely morning spent with Cath, I just had to capture it in a poem. So pleased you like it.

Chris

[Sami Khalil]

Communications are essential to meaningful and long lasting relationships along with the offerings of love without rewards. Work is of vital importance.You are wise indeed.

[Chris Shaw]

You have to work at all relationships, but the ones where there is a generation gap, you have to put much more effort in. They are rarely on the same wave length as you are. Thank you Sami.

[Sami Khalil]

All true. You are much welcome.

[alanwgraham]

Good subject Christine that all with kids can relate to. You have really focussed on the secret which is talking. It is a job that none of us are trained for and we muddle though. They say now that adolescents brains are a bit scrambled so we shouldn't beat ourselves up too much. We are enjoying our first grandson now and trying not to give advice!
Regards,
Alan

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Alan. Times have changed, there are many more dangers out there. So easy for adolescents to go off the rails. We have three teenagers in the house, we all eat together in the evening and try to keep those communication channels wide open. Sometimes you think,
"too much information", but rather that than none. Congrats and have fun being a grandparent. I love it.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

that parent/child relationship...and many others...there are seams that tear, that split, that need repair...
but with strong enough love the fractures can be repaired and dreams found...
i like the last verse so much.

[Chris Shaw]

Hello Jacob, yes much can be repaired if the love and will are strong enough. Thank you for reviewing. The last verse is my favourite too.