ALICE'S LOVE.A Poem by Terry Collett A LITTLE GIRL'S LOVE AND BUT HER UNLOVING FATHER.
Alice liked the soft voice of her mother, the telling of stories as she fell into sleep.
She liked it when her mother hugged her tight and kissed her goodnight. Her father
seldom came to story tell or hug or kiss or such; seemed it was too much. His voice
was deep and harsh as winds, his eyes dark and shark like, peering without those
feelings of love or want or admittance into his realm of deep concern, cared neither
if she drowned nor burned nor if in her dark hours she counted unhappiness on her
fingers and toes; he was her father, but one of those. She liked to hug and kiss her
doll, poor substitute for a father's love, it sitting there in hers arms unblinking and
smile-less as her father did; feelings not there or if so, well hid. Alice kissed her mother's brow,
her arms, her hands, her fingers, too, what was a deep sad fatherless or seemingly so, girl to do
to bridge the space or gap, but sleep in her mother's lap Alice liked the soft voice of her mother, the telling of stories as she fell into sleep.
She liked it when her mother hugged her tight and kissed her goodnight. Her father
seldom came to story tell or hug or kiss or such; seemed it was too much. His voice
was deep and harsh as winds, his eyes dark and shark like, peering without those
feelings of love or want or admittance into his realm of deep concern, cared neither
if she drowned nor burned nor if in her dark hours she counted unhappiness on her
fingers and toes; he was her father, but one of those. She liked to hug and kiss her
doll, poor substitute for a father's love, it sitting there in hers arms unblinking and
smile-less as her father did; feelings not there or if so, well hid. Alice kissed her mother's brow,
her arms, her hands, her fingers, too, what was a deep sad fatherless or seemingly so, girl to do
to bridge the space or gap, but sleep in her mother's lap © 2013 Terry CollettAuthor's Note
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Terry CollettUnited KingdomAboutTerry Collett has been writing since 1971 and published on and off since 1972. He has written poems, plays, and short stories. He is married with eight children and eight grandchildren. on January 27t.. more.. |
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