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Glide and sail into the waves of the sea, conquer the tides, and the groans of the wind while motionless heaven watches, where for decades, the sea murmurs life ~ love. Hungry eyes, eager ears ache at the quay; mother and I wait with cold arms at the dock. The sea, the wind, and the heaven remain unchanged will the sea bring the ones coming and leaving here to the place, they desire to go? Pain sears her thoughts when she remembers Father; years have passed; the scars of his leaving are not yet healed. She loves him so. She can’t forget the gleam in his eyes. I hear Mother sob between litanies of prayer each dawn. Only Father's return will mend her broken heart. Years pass, the scars she wears are not yet healed. At the seaside where Father last departed, we recall his request Move together don’t look back, move on together, always. In the pale light of this day, as I hold Mother’s hand and we walk along the quay, I felt Mother shudder as she says Move together don’t look back, move on together, always. That day, more than most, we did not want him to be away as a tender, embedded, memory returns of Father’s smile. Glide and sail into the waves of the sea, You may stand among us who survive life's tides while motionless heaven watches, where for decades now I tell the tale from memory of Father, the sea of life ~ love. a new child’s hears, our eyes tear at the quay; Yet, our open arms spread wide embracing every day. The sea, the wind, and the heaven remain unchanged will the sea bring the ones coming and leaving here to the place, they desire to go? ________________________________________________________________ ~~Inspired by the painting: Morning at the Quay in Venice by Helen Allingham~~ ***Thank you Debbie Guzzi.. =`) __Olive Eloisa D. Guillermo__ 4:58pm; January 21, 2015
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