I Will Watch Over You Forever

As you look back to see …

Yes I am here holding you.
I will be here looking after you
when this moment passes
into a distant memory.
You will not know that it existed,
but one that I will watch, over you,
forever.

My List

When I go on my final journey
I would like for you to give me
a copy of my father’s passport
of all the places he visited
and for those he did not.
Your photograph when you were a baby.
A long discarded rag doll
that has memories for me
and smells of you.

Princess' Kiss

The other day I saw
A boy kiss a girl.
Wonderful dreams … a new beginning.
My mind turned to you my little one.
So small, so precious, so full of life and possibilities.
Someday you will also fall in love.
To be kissed like a princess that you are.
Though the moment will happen
many years from now
my eyes cloud.
It is so difficult to think.
Letting go of my little precious one
is the toughest thing to do.
You are my precious.
And for you,
I have to be strong and ready.

Missing the Rainbow

It still amazes me.
I am a father.
How time flies.
I see your photograph - a baby
and I wonder -
what sort of father am I?
Perhaps I should pay more attention
to the fleeting moments that pass by.
Scold less and smile more

You tug at my sleeves.
I look down.
You are pointing.
Yes, it has rained.

My mind drifts back to life,
problems that define life
not realizing that the moment passed
the rainbow disappeared,
lost for ever.