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Five crab apples for squirrels
With half crazed eyes
And unswept leaves in my garden
Car horns squeak on street corners
Honked by time starved mums
Belted kids squeezed into the back
We mind wet stairs underground
We mind the gap
And mind the squeeze of strangers
Now too big to hold his hand
And blazer too small
I squeeze one shoulder gently
Always look for the good in others
I'd like to say to him
Not - have a nice day - at the gate
With half crazed eyes
And unswept leaves in my garden
Car horns squeak on street corners
Honked by time starved mums
Belted kids squeezed into the back
We mind wet stairs underground
We mind the gap
And mind the squeeze of strangers
Now too big to hold his hand
And blazer too small
I squeeze one shoulder gently
Always look for the good in others
I'd like to say to him
Not - have a nice day - at the gate
Published 5th Dec 2015
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5th Dec 2015 10:20pm
I wipe away a few tears after reading this poem whale...so much said...what a picture you paint and to finish it off with 'always look for the good in others'...man, that is so much better than saying 'have a nice day'...you're a gem... :)
8th Dec 2015 7:35am
Thank you Kate - I just landed somewhere far from home and had to pen this (felt it bubbling up) thanks Kate
5th Dec 2015 10:40pm
the things I wish I'd said at the time...
I used to think he'd grown up so quickly,
but that was just a cliche,
I think he grew up just right, despite me...
I used to think he'd grown up so quickly,
but that was just a cliche,
I think he grew up just right, despite me...
8th Dec 2015 7:37am
6th Dec 2015 7:10am
There isn't a true parent alive that doesn't wonder, have I done enough ... Marvelous piece
8th Dec 2015 7:38am
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7th Dec 2015 3:19pm
Tenderness is in the hand of a father who loves. Reminds me of the Fred Roger's quote:
"When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me,
'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping."
Thank you for sharing something so intimate.
"When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me,
'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping."
Thank you for sharing something so intimate.
8th Dec 2015 7:39am
Love that quote Ahavati - so much crazy news in Europe right now - that means so much
17th Dec 2015 2:35pm
We mind wet stairs underground
We mind the gap
And mind the squeeze of strangers
Love these lines - "mind the gap" is one of those phrases that keeps cropping up...
We mind the gap
And mind the squeeze of strangers
Love these lines - "mind the gap" is one of those phrases that keeps cropping up...
20th Dec 2015 5:54pm
