For Those Who Do Not Often See Their Children
For those who do not often see their children,
A special greeting on this Father's Day!
There's little joy when one is far away,
Hard put to answer the repeated question.
Even so, a child is a treasure,
Returning love for love for one's whole life,
'Mid marital distress, 'mid inner strife,
Self beyond oneself, a lasting pleasure.
Days apart do not diminish love,
As years of yearning doubtlessly will prove.
Yet even now it moves you beyond measure.
Copyright by Nicholas Gordon. Free for personal or non-commercial use.
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