Daddy
Amelia Purdy 1979 (Florida)
I never bought flowers for your grave.
I visited once or twice but the stones felt cold
and you weren't there.
Instead I found you in your old garden
where you used to dig
And I placed seeds in the ground
and patted them down
like you once showed me how to do.
I sat back and watched your ghost
swaying, laughing, living
where the flowers grow free in the wild.
About this poem
I wrote this poem about my father who died in 2009 from cancer. He loved working in his garden, so naturally I felt his presence there after he died more than I did in the cemetery. He was always my biggest fan when it came to writing, so I'd love to honor him by having this published.
Written on July 18, 2022
Submitted by neuroticone13 on July 24, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJK |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 368 |
Words | 80 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 11 |
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