Beach Father Son Poems

* death is a process of many stages, and dementia can be one of the ugliest … Dad taught me many lessons in life, and...

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Three states
in five hours.
Maybe we’ll stop somewhere nice
like a KOA campground.
A kid can hope. It’s hot and it would be great to go for a...

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One thing I’ve learned after being on this earth for a little while…
is how I don’t have to look very far 
to see something that...

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"A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and 
can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words"
 ...

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Visiting a beach full of childhood memories
Laughing, running, until exhausted,
Tide was out, expression used
Saw a vision of father, digging for bait

Pitchfork in hand studying sand...

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Just an Old Cooler

Not much to look at,
Hard to carry,
Won’t through it away.

To you, it looks dirty,
To me, it looks used.
From the late 1960s

To you,...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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His ramrod back, his brill-creamed hair 
and waxed moustache gave him a certain air, 
a certain dash, and a military bearing. 
His speech was clipped....

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Summer releases my inner child, 
 with days spent freely running wild.
Basking on sun kissed beaches
 and building castles with sand I've piled.

Wetting a hook...

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How Can I Compensate...?

Just between myself,
     and cosmic force
     this good fella agreed
to dedicate, postulate,
  ...

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* death is a process of many stages, and dementia can be one of the ugliest … Dad taught me many lessons in life, and...

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We walked on the beach, just Daddy and me,
And looked for shells in the sand.
We found a starfish holding tight to a rock
Then we walked...

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He's used to war, he fights real hard,
He's a soldier, he's battle scarred.
The enemy is weak, there is nothing to fear,
His compassion is gone, he...

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Seatless, with your best last breath,

nakedly being blessed,

being surrounded by white walls
and a waltz-

this wake-up in the dark is a phase of your in-kin,

finding their...

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