Thinking of you, Dad.
Ten years gone from this earth.
“Does it feel like that long?”
Sometimes it seems like yesterday.
Sometimes, a lifetime ago.
I carry my memories of
Our shared adventures.
How much of it happened?
How much is a dream?
“Do you ever wish you
Had one of those
Complicated fathers
Who gave mixed messages
And taught by hard examples?”
No, I am grateful for the gentle man
Who flexed humor and kindness
And showed me how to solve
Life’s puzzles with grace.
