Reflecting on Father’s Day
A painting can inspire a poem. A remembrance can add texture. A Father’s Day reflection can provide depth.
Cloudy Memories
The stratus in the distance
lies flat like a memory of a memory
Grey recollections begin to form
swirling, joining, dissipating, uniting again
Mammatus memories begin to build
shaped by the weight of lenticular light
Remembrances rise like cumulus
into the atmosphere
Cirrus shapes shift,
lifting on the latitude,
altitude, attitude, all rising
And there in the cumulonimbus
near the top of the troposphere,
I see the face of my father.
View this post on Instagram
Poem inspired by
Mark Maggiori, Once Upon a Time, Oil on linen, 36” x 34”
Used by permission, Briscoe Western Art Museum and Mark Maggiori.
___
Image courtesy of Adobe.
Related News
In the midst of a conversation about toilet training with another parent, a childless friend walked over, and we realised, this isn’t something you talk about with people without kids. With surprising ease, I came up with a list of things that have become my ‘new normal’ since becoming a parent…
Annette Spurr
Dear Friends My friend Dr Bruce Robinson tells a story in his bestselling book, which forms the introduction to Fathering from the Fast Lane. An unforgettable and sad thing happened to me at a restaurant one evening. It illustrates how important it is to know if we, as fathers, are on the right track or not with our children. I was dining with a group of people and was talking to ...
Warwick Marsh
News
Dads4Kids News is for writers to share insights, stories, the latest research and news to encourage dads and their families.
Most Read
The opinions of our writers are not necessarily the opinion of Dads4Kids. Please do your own research and come to your own conclusions. We welcome feedback and if you would like to submit an article to Dads4Kids, please contact the editor at info@dads4kids.org.au
