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hot summer days
daddy on the roof
changing swamp cooler hay
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Category Archives: Daddy Haiku
stirring coffee
stirring coffee
with daddy’s favorite spoon —
I touch his hands
every day
daddy, catch!
daddy, catch!
from my palm
blowing kisses to heaven
four years today
three years today, dad
three years today, dad . . .
still frozen
I hold in my heart
your gentle smile
our hearts yearn for you, dad
our hearts yearn for you, dad
mom kisses your picture
each night before bed
two years today
old lovers gone
grandma and grandpa gone
grandma a. too
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but I never knew
what “gone” was
until the day mom called
and said
daddy’s
gone
homebound rainy days
homebound rainy days
reading by a crackling fire
snuggled
in daddy’s chair
reading by a crackling fire
snuggled
in daddy’s chair
Christmas brings
Christmas brings
dreams of snowflakes, holly greens
daddy’s love
on angel’s wings
never thought
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12-22-14
thoughts while cleaning . . .
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never thought
I’d be happy again
with daddy gone —
mom & sis will be here
Christmas Eve!
thoughts while cleaning . . .
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never thought
I’d be happy again
with daddy gone —
mom & sis will be here
Christmas Eve!
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balsa bones
balsa bones
colored paper tails and string
daddy
the crafter of kites!
sweet delights!
sweet delights!
mom says
Old Fashioned Glazed Doughnuts
were dad’s favorite too!
A Tanka for Dad
daddy have you heard?
lost words hesitate
lost words hesitate
tentatively brush my mind —
thirteen months today
tentatively brush my mind —
thirteen months today
6-26-14
a year now
a year now
mourners remove black bands
but I’ll never
let
daddy
go
tomorrow’s notes say
tomorrow’s notes say “daddy’s gone one year today”
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whoever told me
be patient, the grief will ease
never ever knew my dad
tomorrow’s notes say, v.2
tomorrow’s notes say “daddy’s gone one year today”
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whoever told me
be patient, the grief will pass
never ever knew my dad
windy spring days
another mis-aligned, titled tanka!
04-22-14
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windy spring days
less pressure in the air
yet
hollowness remains
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somehow the world
will never be the same
now that
daddy’s gone
04-22-14
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windy spring days
less pressure in the air
yet
hollowness remains
–
somehow the world
will never be the same
now that
daddy’s gone
almost a year now
04-17-14
almost a year now
life goes on and on and on
and daddy’s still gone
now the rain’s gone
now the rain’s gone
I can still hear us say
daddy!
let’s go fly our kites!
today’s rainy skies
today’s rainy skies
feel like the coast —
feel like
daddy’s arms
around me
today’s grey skies
today’s grey skies full
of rain — breathless as daddy’s
love touches my heart
a black mourning band
a black mourning band —
how is one year long enough?
10 months I still bleed
. 03-26-14
how is one year long enough?
10 months I still bleed
. 03-26-14
free of summer school
free of summer school
we learned from dad the colors
of continued life
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soft brown soil
yellow corn
green zucchinis
red tomatoes
purple grapes
early morning sun
early morning sun
shines through kitchen windows — a
home for daddy’s plants!
gorgeous purple bloom
gorgeous purple bloom
mystery assorted bulbs
birthday gifts for dad
mom plants
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mom plants
violets and snap dragons
blooming now
below
dad’s window
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dad’s sweet parting smile
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dad’s sweet parting smile
knowing that he’d found at last
angels do exist
🙂
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remembering dad
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remembering dad
mowing grandma’s lawn
the smell of fresh cut grass
the tinkle
of the ice cream truck
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birthday song for dad
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birthday song for dad
left but never gone — you’d be
ninety years today
🙂
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on daddy’s birthday
on daddy’s birthday
mom plants pansies below
their bedroom window
what to say to mom?
what to say to mom?
daddy’s birthday tomorrow
first since he’s been gone
I don’t think I can control
my voice, my anguish, my tears
dear sis,
dear sis, with dad gone
you’ve shared my mourning songs — a
grief that is our own
helping mom
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05-27-13
helping mom
pick out daddy’s clothes
his nicest jacket
shirt and tie
— a spritzy handkerchief —
oh dear
she said
an almost smile
while
we tried out
different styles —
whenever we went out
he’d always groan
and always say
Do I *have* to wear a tie?
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an end to the drought
an end to the drought
raindrops
patter
softly
kissing daddy’s grave
rain sings softly
rain sings softly
gentle kisses
pattering
on
dad’s
grave
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another sleepless night
another sleepless night
thinking
eight months today
daddy
went away
almost eight months
almost
eight months
and
daddy’s gentle smile
on frozen lips
haunts me still
. –01-23-14
shredding mom’s old bills
shredding mom’s old bills
something too final — watching
dad’s name cut from view
snuggling
snuggling
in daddy’s
green flannel shirt
alceon ku 
