Daughter

Kindness to children, love for children, goodness to children – these are the only investments that never fail. - Thoreau

tears flow like water

filling a plastic ocean

don't call me daughter

Author's Note

“Every child begins the world again, to some extent, and loves to stay outdoors, even in wet and cold. It plays house, as well as horse, having an instinct for it...At last we know not what it is to live in the open air, and our lives are domestic in more senses than we think.” - Thoreau

Reviews

[Betty Hermelee]

Dear Pete
there is something melancholy about this short yet beautiful piece…. i listened to the music and it seemed as if you were looking back on moments between yourself and your daughter that were not so pleasant….perhaps she did not want to be called “daughter” ….the tears are your tears as you describe them as a plastic ocean…. also very sad…..but maybe it’s tears of joy….. all children are born to explore;
i tried to listen closely to the words, but the refrain kept coming back to me in a negative way…usually fathers and daughters are close….
warmly, B🌷

[Pete]

very astute thoughts b. yes, it is a deep, melancholy song, very touching as it tugs at heartstrings. i don't have a daughter but apparently the song is about one with learning difficulties looked at as misbehavior and rebelliousness until they're finally able to diagnose her and begin looking at and treating her in a different light. thanks for the great share.

[Betty Hermelee]

a pleasure, my friend....
Warmly, B

[Fabian G. Franklin]

As a dad to two daughters and grandfather to three granddaughters I've got to say I've a huge preference for the feminine gender. All girls are basically "daddy's girls" if they've had a good dad. But each personality, each heart and mind, is a new garden to plant flowers in and they grow more beautifully when nurtured well.

[Pete]

wow, lots of women in your family. children are our hope and we live on through them. hopefully we provide sufficient roots to take hold of that which is good and right. thanks fgf,

[Ken Simm.]

This fits so many of my experiences with my now deceased daughter and I can only thank you for that.

[Pete]

so gad you took something from it. thank you.

[Tumi]

the heart break that resides in this poem cant be written in countless word, a lovely haiku

[Pete]

glad you could feel the emotion in the words. thank you tumi for sharing astute thoughts.

[Dave W.]

This was great thank you for sharing.

[Pete]

glad you liked it. thank you for the kind review dave.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Sometimes it takes so many years for sons or daughters to appreciate their parents' love
and good intentions...It took me many years to understand this myself.
Love this piece. Less is more, and this piece is proof of this.
j.

[Pete]

all true what you say. thank you j.

[Vol]

Pete,
Well, this one is a bullet to the head...
Vol

[Pete]

ouch. thanks for sharing thoughts vol.

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Pete... who knows the mysteries of the heart; as a child, we learn more at the Ocean as the Waves splash on the Shore. A father and a daughter discover the vastness together. softly. Pat

[Pete]

nice take. i would have to agree - we learn more about each other in the raw context of nature. thanks for the share.