As soft winds sweep away the days
I look back on life through a haze.
Remember playgrounds, parks and friends,
In childlike gaze that never ends.
The laughter in a game of catch,... See More
Shall memory ever attach...
To innocence in youthful eyes,
Catching the ball to Dad's surprise.

I recall my first bike, first wreck,
Who picked me up, said, "What the heck?"
Convinced me to give one more try,
While, knees skinned, I forgot to cry.
Just the joy knowing he was there,
Making him proud my only care.
There was nothing I couldn't do,
My heart held fast that to be true.

Though teenage years were kind of rough,
I sure wasn't too big or tough.
You taught me to defend what's right
And never back down from a fight.
So I learned the hard way to stand,
Still, with each lump, I found your hand.
Drawing from you an inner strength,
And stubborn pride of equal length.

But there the line of fate was drawn,
As though I blinked and you were gone.
I found myself facing the sun,
Not man, not boy, fatherless, one

i hope this does not affend anybody im sorry if it does just thought they are lovely poems they make me cry but it helps release the grief alittle all the best ppls xx

You may have thought I didn't see,
Or that I hadn't heard,
Life lessons that you taught to me,
But I got every word.

Perhaps you thought I missed it all,
And that we'd grow apart,
But Dad, I picked up everything,
It's written on my heart.

Without you, Dad, I wouldn't be
The (woman)(man) I am today;
You built a strong foundation
No one can take away.

I've grown up with your values,
And I'm very glad I did;
So here's to you, dear father,
From your forever grateful kid.

These poems are very sad and very beautiful I too had a wonderful father that I lost 18 monthes ago I miss him terribly he was a very kind and gentle man He loved his family so much there was nothing he would not do for us You are not alone in your grief May God bless and comfort you

Hello Diva they are arnt they i cry sometimes when i read them good to have a cry now and then may god also bless and comfort you and all of us.

The second one is especially apropos for me. One of my dad's comments about confidence, from his final weeks, sticks with my every time I am about to give up on something challenging. It's probably the best lesson he ever taught me.

Thanks for posting these lovely thoughts!

Reading your wonderful poems they are just how my 5 daughters are feeling after losting their dad last month. thanks for sharing them..