The image has been
a counterweight to darkness.
Pitch Black.
Every Father’s nightmare.
I call it up. The image.
To block. To deflect.
Her sinewy silhouette shimmering against the moonlight.
Waves lapping her toes on the shore line.
Her eyes closed.
Wind gently rustling her hair.
A need to believe.
No.
A longing to feel.
Her at Peace.
That she is safe.
Today.
She’s coming home.
“Parental love, I think, is infinite…Not infinitely good, or infinitely ennobling, or infinitely beautiful. Just infinite…”
~ Adam Gopnik
- Image Source: Thank you Sundoginthesky. Illustration by moonlight by ~sirauo.
- Adam Gopnik Quote: BBC.uk.co – The Pain When Children Fly the Nest
- Related Post: She’s Home
Thank you David … for sharing your soul … and this searingly beautiful image
Hi Simon. Thank you for your kind words.
Fantastic – on every level!! Chills on this end again, that feeling of holding your breath until you know, you hold and see your child. So happy that both your babes are back home for a while before they soar off again.
Thank you Mimi. Yes, they are both home. Back at the nest where I can keep an eye on them! 🙂
Woohoo!!! 🙂
Your love for your children and your eloquence in describing it leave me speechless. So happy that Rachel will soon be back in the nest. Enjoy….
Thank you Lori. The birdies are now in the nest!
Good stuff! I’m sure Eric and Rachel are glad to see each other, too. I remember always being glad to be back home with my family after time away–there’s something so deliciously comfortable about it–like slipping on a pair of old sweats. Enjoy….
Exactly!
Thumbs up for the photo & the quotation at the end.
Thanks Sonia
Simon said it beautifully–as did you–tugs at my heartstrings
Thank you
Very lovely
Thanks Michael
Such love, such poignancy…beautifully expressed David. Your heart is overflowing with all that you feel for your children. Thank you for sharing this moment.
Thank you Carol
That one certainly stirs up a lot of emotions … so happy for you Dave. Your kids are blessed.
Love the quote …
Thank you LaDona
Beautiful.
Thank you Anneli
Your eloquent description at the joy of your kids returning…makes me want to not let mine ever go… Just beautiful. She’s a lucky girl with you as her father.
Yes, Bonnie, hold them tight while you can. Thank you kindly
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Thank you kindly Kalabalu
Beautiful
Thank you Kim
Lovely, very beautiful image.
Thank you Indira