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many moons ago
I taught my son to ride
his very first bicycle
slowly at first, I trotted
beside, to hold him up
as he got the hang of it

as I ran beside
I gave him one final push
off into the world
and he sped ahead
for a mere split-second

before crumpling over
with the bike on the lawn
crying, he looked up
in dismay and cried
"why did you push me!?"

the weight of guilt
pressed me back
as i realized my mistake
oh, panged parenthood

bicycles stood to ride
bruised we both rubbed
ourselves peddling pride
turning we continued

so that in short order
he was riding circles
around the house, and me
in his own Circle Game

© agoodguy2have 2011-05-18

As I enter the afternoon of life,
I often pause to pay tribute to and to relish special memories…


Kayaking on a gentle African river with my 3-year old daughter,
Reliving the wonder, and awe in her eyes,
Reliving her keen sense of alertness and adventure lighting up her innocent angelic face…
Memories…


Reliving my ten-year old daughter’s first contact lenses,
Witnessing her intent fervency in the eye specialist’s waiting room,
An eager smile dancing on her lips,
A new adventure is about to begin,
And endless love just pouring out of my heart for my little girl…
Memories…


Feeding pigeons in London with my beautiful young wife and only four daughters at the time, two more were destined, two strapped to my wrists and two strapped to hers,
Magical moments, shared intimately with the one you love and with the unfathomably delightful fruits of our love, four round faces, this time up in arms at the indignity of being leashed to parents’ wrists,
But the pigeons slowly thaw the ice and heavy little hearts are soon cavorting around doing air-acrobatics with feathered friends…
Memories…

Collecting sunflowers on a soft Sunday afternoon in a rural African town with the woman soon to be my bride, marveling still that I heard the enchanting ‘yes’ to my question, thus sparing me from petrification of heart,
Proudly watching her lithesome body and nimble fingers plucking sunflowers, dozens and dozens of them, they were splashed everywhere that Tuesday at our wedding, in celebration of the joint life we were about to begin, with their big, open, yellow smiles…
Wow! What a wonderful woman she was,
I still love her deeply, as she smiles at us from her new home, in a dimension unknown to us, but no less real,
Her smiling face renewed again and full of twinkle, as if to say to the cruel cancer that prematurely took her from us:-
“… you did not destroy, you merely raised our consciousness…”
I love you, my heartthrob,
And I miss you soo…
Memories…

Rain falls on freshly raked grass
Greening up will spruce along
The freshness of spring surpass
The calling of a new birdsong
The humming of a happy lass
Bringing in the clothes ere long
Still flapping in a breeze that pass
From yonder hilltop blowing strong

I am not perfect
I struggle inside
Being so strict
Your rules I can not abide.

My wings are bound
I struggle to breathe
Release my Lord
let me be freed.

Trying to leave
you block my path
Sitting in tears
you stand over me and laugh.

Out the door
you see me flee
Now who's the one
dancing with glee?

Part of my past
you have become
Your ingrained in our children
can your damage be undone?

All I've wanted is for us to get on,

Now i feel itsbecase of me you've gone.

You are my sister and i just wanna talk,

Its not my fault i had to walk.


I had to walk away from our family,

But i am here to help and talk if you need me.

Sister i'm sorry you were stuck in the middle,

So now i say my apology within a Riddle.


Thinking about some of th things i've said and done to you,

I want you to know i'm sorry for all them things too.

These last few months for me have been a complete brain twister,

I alway end up thinking ' but she's ya sister.'
.

A child walked towards home with shaky feet
She hide her tears behind a weak smile
She wished the past year she could delete
Oh, how she wished she was not lost for awhile

A mother looked through her kitchen window
Saw her daughter whom she had thought lost forever
Walked towards home keeping in the shadows
"Lost for while," she thought, "but now home to mother"

A father looks up as the front door opened suddenly
He sees a child lost for a while home at last
He looks at her face sternly and sullenly
But his resolve dissolved oh so fast

Together again at last this family knows
They have just began to mend the fences of fears
The have to forgive and forget a year of woes
And learn how to live through past pain and tears

it seems like a long time has passed
to long, not long enough
life moves to fast

when did you start to talk that way
whats his name and what does he say?

seems like yesterday I was your world
to me your still my little girl

I heard you say you love him
then you said he loved you too
what am I gonna do
what is love to you

is it passing a love letter
holding hands between a class
making faces together through glass

has he held your hand for 27 hours in the ICU
would he truly die for you?
he could be the best guy in the world
but I'm scared to lose my little girl

I know its a matter of time
and I still have awhile to go
but I want you to know

I love you with everything in me
all I want is for you to be happy
and you will always be my baby "B"

-love,Daddy

Bright light blazing me over
room so warm and alive
thirst I ne’er felt before
waking - did I survive?
I only remember for sure
your promise to revive.
Whose hand trembling more
than I could ever contrive?
Staff buzz around the floor
hungry workers in a beehive
Such big smile you wore
I am glad I did arrive
I am glad I’m still yours.

Endless days and sleepless nights showed no relief at all
the memories and the bitter taste of the cup I drank of gall
The heartache came from a lonely heart and the tears on a childs face
Its ok kids she loves you still although I take her place
Sleep n my son Ime by your side till the bad dreams slip away
Crouched beside your bed I wake and greet another day

Three little flowers grow alone and yet they live with me
I tried so hard till my strength was gone, a mum and dad for three
Sorrow took the place of joy, smiles no longer there
Resentment took the place of love when they thought she didnt care
But though the ashes we grew close, and built our family ties
Yet the hurting never goes away, you can see it in there eyes

I love you mum I hear them say, as again they wave goodbye
And again my heart is torn in two, if one of them would cry
They act so big and shrug it off, and pretend that theres no lies
But they cant fool their dad because, he sees it in there eyes

A little girl of ten years old, engrossed in lifes affairs
She tried so hard to fill mums shoes and show us how she cares
A heavy load for one so small was her way of hanging on
She would stand by dad no matter what, and show him that shes strong
Yet her changing moods and angry shouts came as no surprise
Dad knew of her loneliness he saw it in her eyes

Life is like a changing tide theres always something new
No matter what our life may bring, weve got to see it thru
The years are rolling very fast and the memories die slow
Of the pain we felt the day she said, "Goodbye I have to go"
Yet life goes on and the hurt will ease and the kids will grow up wise
They will understand their kids by looking in there eyes

Born an bred a country girl from sheepfarmers stock
Your strength of mind an character was never a shock
A sense of humour came with ease , giftwrapped your soul
Accomodated the hurdles , you had in life , as a whole

You raised your siblings through the hardest part of life
Lard an bread their diet , to get you out of strife
An all the time , never mind ,you'd take it on the chin
An i'm sure if you looked hard enough , there was that cheeky grin

As i became a part of your life , as the years moved on
We may have had barriers , but we formed a special bond
Once again you had to care for more than your share
Never once did i ever see or feel the ruffle of your hair

Amazing cook with meals they fed , an sated everytime
Creating eagerness for the ringing bell , around dinnertime
You could here it three blocks away , an strain as you might
You knew it was that time of day , an off you go in full flight

Your garden was your passion , an out of every bloom
Came the beauty of your soul , each petal had entombed
Vivacious colours , all around the house there'd be
Are some of the fondest memories i have of thee