Ode to Him

Awareness, Acknowledgement & Appreciation

A Special Note from a Father to his Son (in Love).

He speaks with a soft hope

“I am wishing you all good things to come your way.”

While paths unfold, he sees beyond the surface

“Where there are opportunities, I wish you the ability

to see them and seize them.”

Not just to Glimpse

To Grasp

To turn Chance into Purpose

Moments into Meaning.

When Shadows Surface, a nudge not to Shy away

“Where there are Challenges, I wish courage and patience.

So you will grow in strength and wisdom.”

A reminder to Stand firm and Steady

Meet uncertainty with a Tempered Heart

Aware that Growth is born of Endurance.

In the Quiet spaces Between

He holds a Tender Truth

“Where there is Love, I wish you the openness to accept it

And the willingness to return it.”

A gentle urging to Embrace Connection

And Give Freely and Receive without fear.

From him, I inherit a Gift

Weaving Words into Meaning

Strings of thought that Bind and Build.

It is through his Voice, his Wishes

I learned to See meaning in the Simple

To find Poetry in the everyday.

To carry forward

A Legacy of Language

Shaped by his steady hand.

This post is a nod to my Father, who wrote the quoted words in a card he wrote for my husband for his birthday. We were both so touched by the words. I saw myself in them, which inspired this poem. Happy Father’s Day, Dad 🤎

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My next post will be something new and special, I got the pleasure to unfold this story over several weeks through a discussion of collaboration with a fellow writer. It is a nod to my Haitian roots.

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