Tag: Parenting
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Spiders in Space
Part of my domestic duties as a father involved spacing spiders. Not Daddy-Long-Legs. In time I learned they were harmless (they were a deterrent to other spiders). Like Jupiter and most comets. So left them to orbit just as they pleased
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She was right
She’ll come back to you, the girl sitting opposite me said. And nearly stood up when she said it. For she was absolutely certain. You’re wrong I thought. This dark haired pixie faced child whisperer had promoted herself. To daughter predictor. Mine. You can’t possibly be that sure. You don’t know her it me or […]
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as will you
You will weigh me and find me wanting As I did them. You will see say and try more than loving As I did them. Until the generation leapt calls you to see Your children’s children now set free Until you become the parent seeking Out the hidden children’s suffering. You will weigh them and find them wanting As I did me. You will see say and succeed in loving As I did me. Even if you remain the grown-up child refusing To bequeath grief without received healing.
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Lovers and Children
The best thing, I said wisely is to never them out of your sight Number each breath, total each heartbeat Record every word, snap shot each second. Hold them tightly capture each moment Assure them to never go outside Ensure they can never be stolen And given unfettered to another. But time’s soft silken strands Gently releases them from your hands Hold them close, let them wander afar Explore outer space and seek the lost star. Their beauty timeless was always borrowed Lovers and children and our restored time.
Andrew James Whalan 