More Poems and Poetry By a Motherless Daughter - The Reunion A Poem For My Mother & Father
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"Daddy don't leave us!"
I heard myself cry,
"I know Mama is waiting,
But I'm not ready for you to die.
I know that you miss her
I miss her too,
Oh Daddy, my daddy,
Without you what will I do?
I laid my head down
With tears on my cheeks,
As he stroked my hair
I drifted off to sleep.
While I was sleeping
In a dream I could see
An angel with pink wings,
She was talking to me.
She said "my precious girl,
Dry your tears, don't you cry
You've always known
That we don't really die.
Your Daddy is tired,
And he knows you are too.
His illness has been hard
On both he and you.
You've done your best
But his body is weak,
Confused by confusion,
Barely able to speak.
He's ready my darling,
To go on to another
To reunite with his wife.
I shook my head at this angel
Tears streaming down my face,
"I don't want him to go,
I want him to stay!"
"I know you do sweetheart,"
The angel softly said,
Looking sadly at me
She patted my head.
"Come with me for a moment
I've something I want you to see."
What she showed me that morning
Was how it would be.
I saw my father
Standing so proud and so tall,
Without his walker or cane,
He didn't need them at all!
He was able to run,
He ran right up a hill
If I close my eyes now,
I can see him there still.
Sweet was the music
From some angel's harp,
My dad in his uniform
His creases so sharp.
The light all around him
Beautiful golden and bright,
I watched from afar
Keeping him in my sight.
His dark curly hair
No longer thinning and gray,
Tight lines of pain at his eyes
Had faded away.
His smile was beaming
His laughter I heard,
It said more to me
Than could any word.
I wanted to call to him
"Daddy, I am here!"
Instead I silently watched
As he picked up his gear.
My Dad the Marine
Of whom I was so proud,
Was not there all alone
There was suddenly a crowd.
They gathered around him
As he put down his gun,
They were laughing and smiling,
It seemed he knew everyone.
"Who are they?" I wondered
From where I still sat,
"Who are all these people
That are hugging my dad?"
"They are his family,
His sister, his brothers,
His aunts and his uncles,
His father and mother.
They've all come to greet him."
The angel replied
They have waited so patiently
For such a long time."
I studied their faces
And then knew it to be true
For there was my grandmother,
My aunt and uncles were there too.
So happy were they
To see my daddy once more
To be a family together
As they'd been before.
As I watched them all
With tears in my eyes,
I was happy to see
That love never dies.
Then off into the distance
I saw Daddy look,
The expression on his face
Like something I read once in a book,
As though he were searching
Expecting to see
Someone that he loved,
Was he looking for me?
In that instant I saw
As his eyes filled with tears
As she ran into his arms
As he held her so near
As they looked at each other
She was crying too
I heard her whisper to him
"I've been waiting for you."
Heads bent together
Holding on to each other
Smiling and laughing
Were my father and mother.
I saw her reach up
Whisper something in his ear
What she said to him then,
I could not hear.
Toward me they both turned
And I heard them say,
"We love you dear daughter
It will all be okay.
We will be here to meet you
We'll be together someday."
As the golden bright light
Began fading away
Like the setting of the sun
At the end of the day,
They blew me one last kiss
As they turned to go
Over that hill,
I remember it so.
Holding hands as they turned
I saw a flash of feathery pink
Then my mom turned her head
And she flashed me a wink.
As the last of that golden light
Faded far and away,
From sleep at his bedside
I'd begun to awake.
His hand was still resting
On top of my hair,
But I knew that my Daddy
Was no longer there,
For the smile on his face
Was the same one I'd seen,
When he met my mother again
Inside of my dream.
-Kristen Burns-Darling ©September 2011(all rights reserved)
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It was so lovely, K. To love is to grieve but not forever. God bless you and your family.
Your poem has touched my heart and it has made me cry. So sorry for your loss.
This is how I see re-uniting with my family when the time comes.
I'm sorry you lost both of your parents. Like you I still miss my Father and it's been so very long.
@writer20; I am so sorry for your loss. My mom has been gone since I was eleven, that was in 1978, but the loss of my dad is very new. He passed two weeks ago today. Thank you for the generosity of your time, your kindness, and your comments, they are always welcomed and appreciated.
Kristen
@writer20; I am so sorry for your loss. My mom has been gone since I was eleven, that was in 1978, but the loss of my dad is very new. He passed two weeks ago today. Thank you for the generosity of your time, your kindness, and your comments, they are always welcomed and appreciated.
Kristen
Oh, k., so sorry to hear about your dad. Keeping you in my prayers.
@LeeLeePortCity - Thank you so much for the generosity of your time and your comments, they are both welcomed and appreciated!
Kristen
@North Wind - I am glad that you enjoyed this piece, and I am as always, eternally grateful for your gift of time, your kindness, and your comments.
Kristen
@Just Ask Susan - Thank you for the generosity of your time, your kindness, and your comments, they are all deeply appreciated. My dad was my compass and my rock for so long, letting him go has not been easy for me, but there is some measure of comfort in knowing that he is again with my mom. Thank you Again,
Kristen
@DIYweddingplanner - Thank you for that, I remember how when I wrote the first story about his Alzheimer's I made you cry, and then I read your dad's story, and I was crying too....Dad went peacefully two Saturday mornings ago, I had been up with him all night, and went to sleep around 4:30 am, when I woke about around seven, he was gone, but he was looking out the window into the back yard, and he was smiling, and I know in my heart he was smiling at my mom.....I don't know why, but I just know. Letting him go has been a struggle for me, he has been my rock and my compass all of my life, but there is a peacefulness in my heart that I think comes from knowing that I did the right thing by him, I brought him back home, and from knowing that he and mom are together once more. Thank you again for the gift of your time, your kindness, and for your comments, they are always very deeply appreciated.
Kristen
Oh that was so lovely, the tears are falling all over my face as I type- thank you
@CASE1WORKER - Thank you so much, I am glad that you enjoyed it. If there is anything that I could say helps to ease the grief of losing my dad, it is the knowledge that my parents are together again, and that I know one day we will be a family once more. Thanks again,
Kristen
That was a remarkably beautiful piece of writing. So, sorry for your loss. There is peace and serenity found in your words. This is a light for many to see.
@mckbirdks - Thank you so much for your kindness and for the generosity of your comments.
Kristen
Kristen I am so sorry for your loss.
Thank you for sharing this incredibly beautiful piece of writing with us.
I wish I could say more, words fail me.
Kindest regards.
@Movie Master - Thank you so much for your kindness, and you are very welcome, I am glad that you enjoyed this piece, it always seems to count a little more in my heart when my hubs that are of a personal nature have a great response, and I am ecstatic to see the response to this one, as it is to me a very special piece. Thank you again!
Kristen
What an amazing piece of your heart you've managed to put into such and eloquent poem and tribute to both of your parents and I hope you see it is one to you and to Faith as well. Letting him go home to your Mom is such a wonderful way of letting go, though it doesn't take away the sting. What a gorgeous couple they are! And, just think, the love they shared now has lasted all of these years and is renewed now and shared with you! This is just incredible!
@Poohgranma - Thank you Sherry. I am humbled by your kindness and the generosity of your comments. It is true, knowing that they are together again, does take a bit of the sting out of the loss.... But I still miss him every day, actually I miss both of them every day. I hope that things are getting easier for you and Gary, I am here if you need me. Thanks again
Kristen
This is so beautiful, tears.. I thought of so many of my family there waiting. Thank you. Blessigs. The way you brought in the hill, your Mother, a Marine, amazing poetry....
@always exploring - Thank you so much for the generosity of your time and for your comments, they are always welcome and appreciated. It is always somehow more special to me when my hubs that are personal get such great response, and this piece is very personal. Thanks again!
Kristen
So very touching K. - I hope that this poem will be forever in your family, much like those we hold dear. I can feel the bond, sadness and hope. Thank you for sharing!
At ChatKath - Thank you so much for the generosity of your time and for you kind comments. They are like you, always welcome and appreciated.
Thanks Again
Kristen
Ok K. Burns, once I dry my eyes I'll be able to write...What a Beautiful, Poem, so well written and Expressed...It was so Touching and Moving...Wow, girlfriend...And I must say what a Beautiful Couple your Parents were...I am so Moved.
@ b. Malin - Thank you for your kindness, and I am sorry for making you cry. This piece is special, and one that I can add to my collection of "they just came bursting out of me" poems. I used to think that my parents looked like movie stars from the golden age...actually, I still think so. There is some comfort in knowing that they are together again. Thanks as always for the gift of your time, and your comments, they are welcome and deeply appreciated.
Kristen
What a beaufiful tribute to your parents and your love for them. You will always have your memories and they will live in your heart forever.
@love my yorkies - Thank you so much for the generosity of your time, your kindness, and your gracious comments, they are each of them, welcomed and appreciated.
Kristen
Hi Kristen,
This was absolutely beautiful. So loving and touching and peaceful. The pics are awesome too. Your life has changed drastically. I understand and hope you are doing well!
Sharyn
@Sharyn's Slant - Hi Sharyn. Thank you so much for your kindness and your concern, they are deeply appreciated. I am doing as well as can be expected, putting one foot in front of the other each day, and moving forward. In time, I know that I will be alright, and there is some comfort in knowing that my dad was at peace and ready to let go. I believe that my parents truly are together again, and there is also comfort in that as well. My dad would say that life is for the living, and that we must go on, and I know that he was right, and so I do and I will....Thank you again
Kristen
So glad you found me on hubpages, so that I now can follow you.
The part where your dad sees your mum again running towards him choked me completely.
This was absolutely beautiful.
@ Dim Flaxenwick - Thank you so much for the generosity of your time and for your gracious comments, they are both welcomed and deeply appreciated. We've only just recently lost my dad, he was both mom and dad for almost thirty three years, and I miss him dearly, but there is some comfort believing that somewhere out there, they are together. Thank you again for your lovely comments, and for the follow, and for that beautiful piece of prose that you wrote... It is a stunning piece of work
Kristen
This is so amazing! You expressed yourself so well for something that happened so recently. What a special way to be able to remember you father. This was so touching. I am so glad I came across it! Bless you! May you find comfort.
What a wonderful story in poetry to your parents and family. It made me feel sad yet happy that your daddy has gone home to be amongst them. Your mom has him finally again by her side. What a beautiful young couple they were and to think they had such beautiful children with having you and your sister. Life is to be lived to the fullest and death to be acknowledged for what it is a reunion with loved ones and a trip to eternity together. You shared this beautifully in your verse.
Hi Kristen, Sorry for your loss. Your father was a blessed man to have you as his daughter and you to have him as your dad. This tribute will be around a long time to help keep his memory alive. Thank you for sharing with us :)
Oh! so very, very pretty! You have an amazing talent. This poem moved me very much. My mother and sister are both gone. I look forward to the day when they will be there to meet me. May God bless you! Thank you for sharing this. You are a blessing! I voted up, up and in the hearts of those we love. thank you!
@homesteadbound - Poetry is unlike anything else that I write, in that it works something like the release valve on a pressure cooker, and when powered by my emotions, it kind of takes on a life of its own, almost without any help from me. Thank you so much for the gift of your time, and your gracious comments, they are both welcomed and appreciated.
Kristen
@saddlerider1 - My dad always said that death was a part of life, and that life was for the living and must go on. While I know that they are finally together again, and there is some comfort in that, my heart still aches with the newness of the loss of his presence. I am however thankful for the time with him that was allotted to my children and I when I decided to be his caregiver, and for being allowed the privilege of being with him up until the very last moments....it was those moments, and the smile that graced his face that told me that she was there to meet him and show him the way home. I miss them both very much. Thank you so much for the generosity of your time and for your lovely comments.
Kristen
@Sunshine 625 - You are very welcome and thank you so much for the generosity of your time and your kindness, they are both welcomed and appreciated. I know there were times when he wasn't to sure about that, I was an awful teenager! But my dad was my rock and my compass and though I know it will get easier in time, I miss him so very much! Thanks again.
Kristen
@Jo_Goldsmith11 - Thank you so much for the generosity of your time and for the graciousness of your comments, I am humbled by them, the smile on my father's face told me what I had already known, that when he left us, she was there waiting for him, and that they were finally at long last together again. Although I miss both of my parents now with all of my heart, it is kind of hard to feel sad about that aspect of it. Thanks again,
Kristen
@Jo_Goldsmith11 - Thank you so much for the generosity of your time and for the graciousness of your comments, I am humbled by them, the smile on my father's face told me what I had already known, that when he left us, she was there waiting for him, and that they were finally at long last together again. Although I miss both of my parents now with all of my heart, it is kind of hard to feel sad about that aspect of it. Thanks again,
Kristen
......what a glorious, heartfelt and sincere poetic scapbook of memories - the greatest story ever told - because it belongs to you - and as you know we all have our own greatest stories ever told - my mum and dad were my two best friends and it's better to have loved in this life than not to have loved at all.
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@epigramman - Thank you dear Epi for your very kind words, and you are right on both counts, it is indeed better to have loved in this life than not to have loved at all, and we do all have our own greatest stories. Just as I am sure that my parents are now together again, I am sure that your own dear mum and dad had their own beautiful reunion. Thank you as ever for your time, your gracious comments, and your friendship and support, all of the above are welcomed and deeply appreciated!
Kristen
Very nice work. I can't really add to all the comments except to vote this Up and Beautiful.
@alocsin - Thank you for the generosity of your time, your gracious comments, and the votes, which are all welcomed and deeply appreceiated.
Kristen
LeeLeePortCity 8 months ago
tears...amazing