I Will Never Forget Daddy Dearest

Daddy dearest, I miss your presence Always lingering with your love’s trustworthy license Delighting am I in your memories’ iridescence Definitely can never be erased by obsolescence… You surely left me with your great fatherly essence. Deep down in my heart is your care’s prevalence Earnestly surfacing midst nostalgic silence Attending to me against pressures’ turbulence Reassuring your faithfulness, devoid of indolence Expressing good testimony’s prominence Shining* through God’s light and blessings’ fluorescence Thank you, Dad**; I praise the Lord indeed for your life’s influence. *Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. **Dad was called to be with the Lord on January 2, 2019. June 16, 2019 Edited on May 12, 2020: For Dad who's turning 79 on May 13, 2020, since his very essence is alive in my heart as his dear daughter. 2nd place, "I will never forget..." Poetry Contest Sponsored by Silent One; judged on 5/17/2020.