Look to see the Arctic tundra
Frigid climes and swirling snow
Here aggrieved and bereaved father
Gradually has come to know
Somewhere there exists someone
Who walks upon the Earth
Presence felt. New fate dealt
By blood, yet not by birth.
Not the girl his daughter bore
Something less, yet something more
Disturbs his normal state of mind
Stern, determined, oft too unkind.
Decides he shall investigate
Seek out the source, obey his fate
For what he’s feeling should not be
Given shattered family history.
Nearby, look to see a Mother
Keener still her sense of Other
Something stirs akin to hope
Seems long ago she came to cope
With tragic loss she can’t abide
Inside herself she sometimes hides
Recalls her daughter: broken, lost
To the marrow feels the cost.
July 27, 2017
September 11, 2017
October 25, 2017
Look to see the Arctic tundra
Frigid climes and swirling snow
Here aggrieved and bereaved father
Gradually has come to know
Somewhere there exists someone
Who walks upon the Earth
Presence felt. New fate dealt
By blood, yet not by birth.
Not the girl his daughter bore
Something less, yet something more
Disturbs his normal state of mind
Stern, determined, oft too unkind.
Decides he shall investigate
Seek out the source, obey his fate
For what he’s feeling should not be
Given shattered family history.
Nearby, look to see a Mother
Keener still her sense of Other
Something stirs akin to hope
Seems long ago she came to cope
With tragic loss she can’t abide
Inside herself she sometimes hides
Recalls her daughter: broken, lost
To the marrow feels the cost.