A Father's Bequeathal
by Odin odin@aflx.com — Read all 3,869 poems by Odin odin@aflx.com
On Father’s Day lessons learned from my father are remembered. I find it’s difficult to not “father” one’s children with the knowledge gleaned from one’s own father, providing discovery rather than command. I was fortunate to have had those many years with him. (Image by pinterest)
Sunday, June 16, 2024
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A Father's Bequeathal
Like a snow-covered road
Winding upward through
Lesson-markers of
Redwood and pine
His time on this side
Remains an odyssey
Lovingly preserved
Rock and rut obstacles
Remain for tomorrows yet dawned
Destiny's beneath-the-surface hindrance
Reminds one will stumble again and again
Until watchfulness is learned
Such roads become trailheads
Traversing inevitable
Paths narrow
Climbing saps energy
Air becomes thin
Still
Above the clouds beckon
Such quiet guidance
He left behind
Frozen footprints of wisdom
For me to discover
In my own season
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