Family Poetry posted June 17, 2017 | Chapters: | ...6 6 -7- 7... |
Free verse
A chapter in the book Word Games
Wood Work, a tribute to my father
by estory
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Poem of the Month contest entry
This is a father's day tribute to my dad, who is now 93. He was trained as a cabinet maker, and always immersed himself in making things, probably because of the relationship he had with his dad. He was a hard working man who tried to make a better life for his kids, working at his small business with his brother sometimes 70 hours a week. I think he was always a little disappointed that I never went into woodworking, or mechanics, following in his footsteps, I suppose in the way all father's dream of their sons. But he gave me that love of making things, also the love of music, and I went on to making music in language with poetry. So this poem has all those complicated elements of love, disappointment, distance, and reaching out that you see in relationships. estory
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