Haiku Friday – Star & Bloom

 

“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.”

~Jim Valvano

I lost my father in January of this year and I wasn’t sure how I would feel come Father’s Day. There’s a heaviness in my heart because I miss him. I miss his voice, smile, laughing eyes, and hugs. I miss watching the Discovery, National Geographic, History and Sci-Fi channels with him and discussing what we saw afterward. I miss reading books with him and forming our own little book club to talk about what we’d read.

I remember the faces he made whenever my mom made him dance with her, and his stiff, soldierly way of dancing. He loved movies, like I did, and I remember his reaction when we saw Avatar together in 3D. He resembled a child in his excitement and amazement having never seen anything like that before.

I should never have written ‘lost’ because he’s not lost. He’s in a better place and one day we’ll see each other again and together we’ll marvel at things even more amazing.

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She reached for the stars

The depth of her father’s love

showed her how to thrive

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I Love You, Dad

by 365greetings.com

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Your arms are my shelter

Assuring me that it will be better

Your hand is my comfort

Lifting me up when I fall short

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Your voice makes me strong

Teaching me what’s right and wrong

Your smile says it all

Father, I love you more than all

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“Every good man is a father to someone.”