Loved Nonetheless

Longing for a daughter

Loved Nonetheless 

Life denied me children

Yet I love a daughter.

Daily do I seek her,

Do I see her,

Her hair a thick river fall 

Like May melt from the mountains,

Like ripe olives gathered

In a skirt are

The sweet color of her eyes.

So easy her laugh

A sound like raven’s chuckle.

Tall and lithe she stands,

Newly formed full woman.

So often she hugs,

Never fails to say

I love you.

Life denied me children

Yet I love a daughter.

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

A sadness to be denied children. A very touching write Michael. Your imaginary daughter, you paint so poetically with your words. I captured her essence. She would have loved you. My Dad was fortunate , he had three daughters and we all adored him and know also, that we were all treasured. You write beautiful
poetry my friend.

Chris

[Michael Sun Bear]

Thank you Chris. As you are one of my favorite poets, kind words from you I deeply appreciate.

[Chris Shaw]

You are very welcome. I enjoy your writing too Michael. Have a good day.

Chris

[Lara]

This piece is quite affecting with warmness unabashed.
It tells a genuine, personalised story - a picture painted in feels - of how love, indeed, does touch us like the sun on both sides... inside and out.

[Michael Sun Bear]

Thanks Lara, I am off to a monthly poetry group meeting in the retirement community where I live. I think I will read this tonight if anyone shows up. Interest in poetry here is dying out; makes me all the more thankful for writerscafe.

[Mauricio Montoya]

A mothers cry for a lost love will never die because of a hearts desire that lives forever.
Thank you for sharing.

[Mauricio Montoya]

Or a Dad, sorry Betty sent me this poem, Excellent write.

[Michael Sun Bear]

I apologize, I somehow missed your comments when first posted. Thank you for reading and for your kind words.

[Mauricio Montoya]

Yes great work again thank you for sharing

[Betty Hermelee]

Bittersweet and lovely write Michael..... although you want a daughter and cannot have one, you show us so much love that you could give to one...your words are perfect to portray your emotions about this....yet you still have the love to give to others' children, a daughter.....
Warmly, B

[Michael Sun Bear]

Thank you Betty. I recently had a long distance email conversation with the woman who was my high school sweetheart, who made the comment in response to this poem that I would love her daughter, who is 37 years old. Boy did that make me feel old!!

[Betty Hermelee]

Boy, you must be very young, I have granddaughters in their late 20's!!!
Always a pleasure Michael,
Warmly, B

[Thomas W Case]

Brilliant work, my friend. Powerful.

[Michael Sun Bear]

Thank you Thomas, coming from you that’s high praise.

[MCS]

This is profoundly sad yet beautiful and full of emotion that can only be love. I’m sorry you were denied this experience.

[Michael Sun Bear]

Thanks for reading. My first wife could not bear children due to a drug her mother had been given in pregnancy. I married my second wife past child bearing age.