When she was young
she loved to lay in wide open spaces,
intently gazing far away into the sky.
With a divinely silent patience
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POD brought a revisit from me to this ever so beautiful poem. Heartiest of Congrats on POD, Smoky! BTW, Gerard Kerouac actually experienced heavenly visions while looking up at the sky. The nuns recorded them!
Smoky, heartiest congratulations! This poem well deserves the recognition of Member Poem of the Day!
Congratulations, Poet Smoky Hoss, on POD. And POD gave directed me to this poem, which had somehow escaped my attention. All the best dear poet
Congratulations being on the Best Member Poems, truly a great poem by a great heart. This is such a brilliant poem and still very touching, very heart-touching and heartwarming. TOP Score 5 Stars and the whole galaxy for you and your darling daughter, dear Smoky!
This is most beautifully said and so heart-touching, my eyes get warm and tears are flowing along my cheeks, not on purpose, but just try to read this Beauty of a poem, then you will experience like me
Yes! ! ! ! ! you are a lovely Father! ! ! You shall get a lifetime out of that gentle moment in time! ! ! and now I won't see the contrails in the sky without saying 'Look, Angel Trails' this is absolutely heart warming, my friend--top marks and favorited!
Smoky, congratulations! This poem is #14 today on the 'best member poems' list!
This is what poetry is all about! Smoky, May You See So Many Angel Trails In The New Year!
As TV's Jackie Gleason used to say (in my youth) : 'How sweet it is! ' five stars. bri : )
vapor trail = 'contrail noun con·trail ˈkän-ˌtrāl : streaks of condensed water vapor created in the air by an airplane or rocket at high altitudes
line 2: I say use 'lie', not 'lay', though LOTS and LOTS of others would use 'lay' as well. Some verb conjugations [WHATEVER 'conjugation' means! ! ] are especially easy to 'misuse', even for ME! bri ;)
I remember seeing a low-budget western movie years ago. A lonely scene, out in the desert, with cowboys and covered wagons... and a contrail up in the sky.
Anything that links father and daughter is a good thing. Reading this poem gives one a deeply satisfying feeling. Thanks for posting this.
What a magical poem! Written with such clarity, innocence and love. Beautifully written and blessed by the angels from above.
Congratulations for POD! Well deserved x