Comments | cbtreks: Poem for 4-6-09

cbtreks

Poem for 4-6-09

Apr 16, 2009 22:58

I was looking through Emily Dickinson's poems and found one I hadn't read yet. Of course it made me think of my dad and made me cry but I'm posting it anyway because I find that I like it, and it's a good poem ( Read more... )

poetry, family, dad

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bojojoti April 17 2009, 07:46:33 UTC

I thought of my father-in-law who stepped out of a job site to go to his van one cold winter day. When he didn't return after a time, our friend, Mark, went to check on him and found him collapsed in the parking lot. He died alone, and it was such a hard thing to bear for his family.

cbtreks April 19 2009, 05:29:41 UTC

That is sad. I hope he didn't die truly alone and that Jesus or one of His angel - however it's done - was standing by his side to escort him home.

My sisters and I weren't able to get to Texas before my dad died (it was pretty sudden) but I've always been happy that my step-sister was there, telling him we were on our way. I never knew her well, but I always think of her now as doing a kindness for all of us, dad and my sisters and me.