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A Family Affair

Angry and confused, I climbed the stairs. My family was dear to me I could not help shedding tears. Could the lighthouse provide me with a key? Outside the tempest roared, stormy seas so deep. Yet the lighthouse was a solace to me. My daughter in her room asleep. Why did my wife call her a black sheep? A solution my wife had to find. One can't keep her daughter confined. They need to bond and be aligned. Problems with family affairs. One of course could only plea. All she had to do was open the door and peep Resolve to speak quietly and kind. The storm abated, so I returned to my family With a hope that mother and child will find sanity.

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Valsa George

Date: 7/11/2022 8:26:00 PM

In a family there can be storms and upheavals. It is painful for all the members of the family. But just as the wind sweeps and subsides and calm is restored, each problem arising in the family will be resolved in time with a little understanding and patience. A beautiful and emotive poem.... Victor

Evelyn Judy Buehler

Date: 4/1/2021 7:57:00 PM

In this wonderfully wrought poem, there are echoes of the family turmoil in the turbulence of the storm. I love the way the poem ends on a note of hope. :)

Rama Balasubramanian

Date: 3/7/2021 10:48:00 PM

"All she had to do was open the door and peep Resolve to speak quietly and kind. The storm abated, so I returned " perfectly captured from a.fathers angle.

Angela Crabtree

Date: 3/6/2021 4:39:00 PM

A great write, Victor. I think a lot of families these days have issues bonding with each other. Have a wonderful weekend, my dear friend :)

Judy Ball

Date: 3/5/2021 2:21:00 PM

I had a daughter like that in her teens and early twenties she just would not accept me. I was seen as the gestopo and she hated me. Now that she is turning fifty in September for the past 4 yrs. she has finally accepted me. Ofcourse she has two grown children of her own now and I think she is seeing the other side of the coin. A fine write Victor. God Bless, JB

Arturo Michael

Date: 3/5/2021 7:00:00 AM

A difficult task indeed...Well told...All the best Victor.

Anitha Jayasankar

Date: 3/5/2021 2:48:00 AM

You have captured a perfect family affair, something that many will relate to, maybe the daughter might have been scolded for being a black sheep in the family, yes, family life needs lots of compromises every day, which I know. I hope the mother and daughter bonded again and found peace. God bless ~ Ani

Harry Horsman

Date: 3/4/2021 7:22:00 PM

Wow, Victor truly a powerful poem, i'm sure will touch many folk. So many problems today within families. A sign of the times, or has it been with us forever?

Robert Pettit

Date: 3/4/2021 6:58:00 PM

This write reminded me of the differences I had with my late brother during the last few years of his life. I tried to break him of his gambling addiction, but to no avail. This is a good write.

Linda Milgate

Date: 3/4/2021 3:45:00 PM

Hope resolved it, there is something about mothers and daughters, great poem. Got my King and photo on poem finally. I am not mechanical for sure. Take care hope you all have a good weekend together.

W.A. Cholt

Date: 3/4/2021 2:46:00 PM

The first stanza really sets the scene for the rest of the poem. This is so true of family life and the problems that arise within that dynamic. Nicely written.

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 3/4/2021 10:40:00 AM

It never seems to work out well when children are kept confined. Lighthouses are a symbol of hope, so I can see why the one near you offers solace. I hope the "storm" is behind you now. Hugs, Carolyn

Alexis Y.

Date: 3/4/2021 8:08:00 AM

WoW! Victor, You've penned a well written and Heart-tugging story. Peace can make a significant change in a family. Well done. Have a wonderful day:-) Alexis

Vijay Pandit

Date: 3/4/2021 5:37:00 AM

Peace in the family---glad to read the happy ending, Victor.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 3/4/2021 4:52:00 AM

So very sad when family is at odds with each other. Well written, dear friend. You make us feel as if we are there.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 3/4/2021 4:35:00 AM

- "They need to bind and be aligned" ... easily said, Victor ... but sometimes it's impossible - A great poem :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Tom Cunningham

Date: 3/4/2021 3:58:00 AM

You often hear of familys at war with each other but I always say, lifes too short to be bickering. Tom

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 3/4/2021 2:42:00 AM

Intriguing... a story evolving within the poem so delicate and lively... lovely work. God bless you with love and prayers, Gina