Poem number twenty-three NaPoWriMo
*Today would have been my dad’s birthday. Eriks Raisters was a popular Latvian poet and writer who was born on April 23, 1905. This poem is dedicated to him.
It’s been so very long
since you went away
still hear your voice
like in a beloved old song
I was but ten
and I loved you so
the time just like fast-flowing rivers
has gone by
I often wonder why
we weren’t given more time
so that longer you could be mine
I just know dad
since the day I was born
you and I were as one
fast and sure friends
suddenly you were gone
as the angels came to take you away
I know I was wishing
that you could stay
the days that we shared
seemed like such short moments in time
so long ago
with bright memories
that still shine on
someday when we meet
beyond the stars
I know that you’ll see
me like the little girl
with the braids and ribbons
you left behind
until then I have so many different things
which I treasure so
the pictures of you
that smile back at me
missed you then
miss you still
until the day
when we’ll meet again
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