Grasping Lineage
For My Dad and Lucas - Happy Father's Day
There's something greater
Than the hearts pleasure passing
Through their holding hands
Than the hearts pleasure passing
Through their holding hands
The simple gesture
Unfolding like a silent
Changing of the guards
Their like particles bonding
Michael Angelo
Couldn't have created a
Painting more touching
This time old exchange
Of loves replenishment, of
Immortality
Published by J L Carey Jr
J L Carey Jr, Author of the book Turning Pages, is a writer and an artist living in Michigan with his wife and three children. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from National University and a BA in Englis... View profile
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Post a CommentCame to read this again it lingers in my mind , as when my new granddaughter's tiny hand rested in the palm of mine....
Beautiful! This literally sent warmth to my heart. Great great poem. I favorite-d you! :)
All writers, poets in particular, want to leave a legacy or we wouldn't work so hard for so little. May your legacy, both as a writer and a father, be rich.
Excellent poem!
Beautiful :)
We all wonder what impressions we have made...I have no idea if I have...hope so.
You raise a good point Christine. This poem is more about just leaving a piece of yourself behind to continue on, even if it is only a mannerism or gesture.
I wonder sometimes whether it is immortal or actually fleeting and have come to the realization (or delusion) that our lineage is not in our hands. What we create is left behind for others to assess or ignore or celebrate or destroy...and once we leave it's out of our hands -- forever. (Appreciated this piece and the thoughts it conjured.)
We all want to be remembered for something good. That's why painters paint and writers write. Thanks for sharing your lovely poem. :)
Thank you for appreciating the reference Tina. That picture of my sons hand resting on my dads just brings that to mind for me. I am so glad that all of my kids love to be around their grandparents and vice versa.