Daughter Love Hurts Poems

The t.v. series,
A Little Princess,
reminds me
of my dad's gift
of a dark-haired
porcelain doll...

...I gave away
to compensate
for feeling spoiled
--that I begged
for her at all

Being a generous
gift-giver was...

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For so many years I thought I was over you
But from the moment I heard your voice
I already knew
We caught up and reminisced on all...

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After witnessing a murder meant for me after surviving a car bomb igniting my skull crushed my face bruising my brain i received threatening calls...

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Wishing all fathers a Happy Fathers Day. Included are Fathers that for some
reason or another your Son or Daughter on this Special Day failed to...

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Spring sweet daughter dances around, 
Like an experienced gypsy connected with nature.  

She spins, twirls, leaps, and falls, 
But mostly enjoying herself like a...

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The Wrong Leap 
The hardest lesson
Has been to get rid of the tension
That you’re no longer at my mention 

Well thank God, I got that...

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My daughter
I have seen you blossom to a beautiful flower 
You may not realize what this means 
You are my daughter
I know your worth 
Take...

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Sappho Translations I

Sappho, fragment 132 (Lobel-Page 132)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

1.
I have a delightful daughter
fairer than the fairest flowers, Cleis,
whom I cherish more than...

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As we run to the end of time 
And pace to have memories as treasures
I need you to know that letting go is a painful...

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As we run to the end of time 
And pace to have memories as treasures
I need you to know that letting go is a painful...

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Day Dreams

I love to have daydreams, 
about the nighttime. 
I believe I can see it all 
clearer in the light. 
I am not afraid of...

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when she made hot coffee in the morning,
winked at me said your breakfast is warming,
I was dumbstruck and knew there was a flaw,
This was not...

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Pity the poor orphan
  born to wealth obscene
Given over to a nanny
  until she is a teen

Her every last wish granted
  all...

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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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I accidentally picked up a fantasy book by the roadside
It was fancy, attractive and well perforated    
 It was not the appearance...

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