Dad's Work Shed- Throwback
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Dad's work shed I recall today
the scent of wood and dust in the air
cobwebs in corners and crooks
sun flooding in through windows . . .
his scarred and scored wooden work table
the countless tin cans of nails and screws
Dad working on a new plan
his coffee cup forgotten and ignored
and I would bring him flowers . . .
precious dandelions, buttercups and daisies
which he would place in a dirty container of some sort
smiling, he would lift me up to sit beside him
we would ponder his scribbled sketches
oh, the grand ideas he had . . .
I still have those doodles and outlines
I look at them sometimes and remember
slowly the lazy afternoon would pass
for me and Dad
later we would sit on the rusty porch swing
side by side, just swinging . . .
I would hold his hand so tight
like I never wanted to let it go
but, God had a plan
written in the book of destiny for my Dad
and who am I- to question what God has written
so, I had to let go of his hand
and this is the day I became a writer of poetry
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Written July 21, 1997
Poetry/Free Verse/Dad's Work Shed- Throwback
Copyright Protected, ID 07-1437-303-21
All Rights Reserved, 1997, Constance La France
I wrote this poem on the day of my Dad's death July 21, 1997,
at 10am. I had always written things like stories about my cats
or flowers I liked, but on July 21, 1997 two hours after Dad's death
I stood in his work shed with the eyes of a poet for the first time,
and found my poetic voice that day and this began my journey.
I posted this poem on poetry soup in 2013 for a second time, I had
been on the site earlier than that but had left and deleted all my early
poems but it was originally my first poem.
Submitted to the Standard contest, The Throwback Challenge
sponsor, Natasha L. Scragg, Judged 03/11/2022
First Place
Copyright © Constance La France | Year Posted 2022
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