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FOR MY FATHER, a poem by Ruth Grace Kaufman, USA Other Daughters Poems Other Father Poems DUAL CATEGORY THIS POET COUNTRIES Categories: Daughters Poems & Father Poetry Viewed 7002 times Author: Ruth Grace Kaufman, USA Share Poem FOR MY FATHER Snowflakes fell on city streets Silent descent from the sky A soul’s new journey to the earth Sounds of a newborn’s cries Angels gathered in heaven As the soul made its way Their tears from separation The joy in a mother’s pain The sunrise shone with graceful intent And snowflakes melt away A first gaze in his daughter’s eyes The father silently cries Waves of time crashed the beach Riptides of love and pain Perfection of life’s complexities Drown melodies of lullabies Waters recede, life goes on Revealing our path of stepping stones Letting go of pain, we lighten our load Let’s walk together again I love you father You see – The sun’s up again Holding on to love, we have hope and faith For I am Your Daughter, Ruth Grace Click to purchase Print 76795 0 Other Author Poems Recent Site Documents What type of Valentine do you wish to have? Blog by: Mukeshkumar Raval Just Among Friends (A24) Blog by: Chris Johnson ARE LARGE PHARMACUTICAL COMPANIES PLAYING SCROOGE Blog by: Marcia Schechinger Code Red! (A tale of a media man) Short Story by: Edgar Eslit CONGRATULATORY SPEECH Blog by: Dowell Oba finally... Short Story by: bahar sarafrazi Why I Write About Monsters Blog by: Kristine Trudeau Wonder of Wonders Blog by: Rajaram Ramachandran One upon a time.. Blog by: Pattra Shuwaswat The Rockhill Cosmo and Her Butterfly-I Short Story by: Yarpei Shatsang         If you like this poem, post a message below to the poet!   To Respond, enter a note and then click the "Post Response" button below   Your Response:   Your Name   Your Country       Here are the previous Messages left about this Poem From Comment about poem or author Response Country Response Added LAYLA this poem is vury nice if only yal culd make poems about agae of birthday for dADZ MARYLAND 7/3/2007 2:25:36 PM     Send this poem to your Friends and Family           Use the following form to support the author by sending this poem to your friends, family and co-workers. Each time that you forward this poem to another friend of yours, the poet will earn marketing credits to get their poem pages displayed even more on the Internet.    Your Name:    Friend's Email:    Note:         Have this poem read to you by one of our Poets! Rate this Poem 1 - Average 2 3 4 5 - Award Winner Not Rated Yet HELP THIS AUTHOR OUT BY COPYING THE FOLLOWING HTML CODE INTO ANY WEBPAGE <a href = "http://www.voicesnet.org/displayonepoem.aspx?poemid=76795">Click here to visit VoicesNet.com to read the poem called "FOR MY FATHER" by Ruth Grace Kaufman, USA</a>