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About This Poem
My Favorite Devonshire
Ten seconds after I posted my first poem on Poetry Soup, Carolyn's comment was there! Her support and encouragement has been always present in my humble poetry. Yes, I know what you're thinking... blame it on her! : ) She's not only a warm friend but also a talented poetess. This lovely-gifted Lady writes through her heart; and she does it brilliantly. Caring, friendly, loving, intelligent, creative...her style, her humor, her kindness...Carolyn Devonshire is unique in many ways. Have I said that I love her? This is my modest tribute to her...
The poem I've chosen to celebrate Carolyn's poetry is "Too Fast for Me;" it's in her first book: Vision of Devonshire. Every time I read it, an intense emotion makes my eyes shine... Oops! Look at my eyes right now! When I remember my father, Carolyn's words arise immediately in my mind because the time I shared with him "has been too short for me."
"Too Fast for Me"
For every step my father took
my child's legs took three
"Daddy, please," I called to him
"You walk too fast for me."
My sister took a husband
my brother went to sea
my father sighed, "Our family time
has been too short for me."
Then when my teen years ended
and college lay before me
Dad shook his head in sadness
"It's all too fast for me."
When Mama died, we reminisced
their forty-seven years,
the passing time, the life they shared
was captured in our tears.
And when computers came of age
Dad watched me surf the net
"I'd like to learn," he said to me,
"but I'm not ready yet."
As Dad lay dying carrying years
that numbered ninety-three
I could not help but say aloud
"They went too fast for me."
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