Father's Day
Father's Day . . .
he looks at me
from the mirror
posted by Bill | 8:54 PM
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16 Comments:
Oh i love this, Bill
i don't know...i just saw my father looking at me. ( i lost him in 2003)
wishes,
devika
Last summer, my wife and I gathered with an old friend of mine; we hadn't seen eachother in over forty years. Her first words: "My God... you look just like your father!"
_'Till then, I hadn't noticed, but now... every glance in the mirror!
_Lovit, Bill! _M
Good one.
Thanks, Devika.
I get that a lot, Doug.
Thanks, Vaughn.
A common experience but when it happens it means a lot!
I like your haiku, Bill.
Best wishes,
Angelika
A nicely captured moment...
yes well caught Bill
john
love the 'mirror' metaphor; used in haiku credibility
much love
gillena
Angelika, Frank, John, and Gillena, my thanks.
By the way, it happened again this morning.
Bill - incredibly...
amazingly!
- Karol
Thank you, Karol.
British Queen Elizabeth #? removed all the mirrors from the court ?-)
(My father still lives, he is 91 years old.)
So simply, yet so touching (and haunting?)
That's OK for Queen Elizabeth, Tikkis, but I'd have to check with my wife.
Thanks, anon. I think it's a common experience as we age.
simply put and so, so true - except it's my late mother who looks back at me.
So simple but powerful. That's just what happens. The old we get the more we become our parents. I think it's probably comforting. This way they will still be with it, even when they've gone.
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