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* My brilliant, hard-wroking, honest Dad ... my hero. *

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“Thin, I think, that fabric between realities. Maybe minds aren't lost. Maybe they just slip through and find a different place to wander.” - C.J. Tudor ~ I shan't yet my dear father find For age has robbed him of his mind He works at grasping from the air The careful tasks that are not there One time his life was quite precise No straining Id no hooking vice Integrity worth brags and boasts Yet now he sits engaging ghosts It's strange that I can I find it odd For never did he once applaud A deed or act that gave me pride (Oh true it crushed me deep inside) I struggled so to reach the man While all our courses empty ran But as I begged to be his friend Too great the distance in the end I'll never know this man you see Though few I love as dear as he For tho' his best was not enough He taught me love by being tough So now his spark has up-and-gone This brilliant man I hoped upon No grace is his this sad goodbye No answer mine the question ... why?!? ~ 1st Place ~ in the "Writing Challenge 2, July 2019 - Melancholy" Poetry Contest, Dear Heart, Judge & Sponsor.

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Tania Kitchin

Date: 7/30/2019 9:14:00 PM

Greg, you penned a beautiful heart felt poem full of love, sadness, loss and grief. So sorry for this difficult time in your life. Hugs and blessings my friend.

Jan Allison

Date: 7/25/2019 4:51:00 PM

such a touching poem Greg, a very well merited first place:-) many congrats:-) hugs Jan xx

John Hamilton

Date: 7/25/2019 8:25:00 AM

I don't understand it...I thought I commented on this one...ditto to everyone else's comment. You know this one touched me ...and why. Love is expressed in various ways, some don't really understand it. (Love that is)

John Hamilton
Date: 7/25/2019 9:04:00 AM

I used one of your titles in my 20 titles poem, hope it's ok!

Georgia Kereopa

Date: 7/25/2019 6:32:00 AM

Greg, this touched me.

Mark Toney

Date: 7/24/2019 12:26:00 PM

Greg, thank you for sharing your heart with us. A fav for me. ~Mark

Constance La France

Date: 7/24/2019 11:54:00 AM

Greg, congratulations on your win in my writing challenge with this emotional poem, it truly touched my heart as I know it is based in reality, somewhere inside your dear father is the love you so wanted and he could not say, well done ~

Jeanne Mcgee

Date: 7/24/2019 8:46:00 AM

Congrats on your top win!

Ralph Sergi

Date: 7/23/2019 7:52:00 PM

Hi Gregory: Your poem deeply touched me on a personal level as I am going through the throes of hearing loss or hopefully not dementia.The demons of reality will catch us all but we should all leave some kind of legacy in any form so we won't be forgotten. A great poignant poem!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/23/2019 6:37:00 PM

It is a huge question. Why this happens to some and not to others. Why they have to suffer for so long, not even really realizing what is wrong. It's a terrible dilemma. I see you were using kind of an older style, doing inversions with your words! Anyway, the poem has a lot of heart and I enjoyed it very much.

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 7/23/2019 8:20:00 AM

So many parents, especially fathers think they need to be strict, where I imagine spare the rod spoil the child came from. I learned this way from my only parent, my mother. "He taught me love by being tough" beautifully expresses how we learn how to better express love to our own children because of yearning for that love as we grew up without it. I understood the depth of that kind of pain that shapes our life in giving love freely. A truly beautiful poignant Poetry gift.

Panagiota Romios

Date: 7/21/2019 10:50:00 AM

Gregory. I am speechless. You said it all. What measly words can I add? None! The pictures of your Father are truly dear. Unfortunately, our ends are far from kind. Panagiota

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 7/21/2019 7:59:00 AM

Powerful, heart tugging pen Greg, hugs my friend. xomo <3

Jeanne Mcgee

Date: 7/21/2019 7:50:00 AM

This seems to be many a mans lament about his father...and women as well. I didn't get to know my own father until later in life and I had to make a big effort for it wouldn't have come from him. I love your poems honesty about such a tough experience...and yet love happened in spite of his distance. This is a another great poem Gregory.

Robert Lindley

Date: 7/21/2019 7:19:00 AM

I truly love this deep and beautifully composed poem. Memory loss is a great curse and it destroys those precious memories that give us such great joy. This is heartfelt poetry born from a true poet's heart... A great fav and a shining gem as well...