Thinking of fathers in poetry
And I would say, but, dad, you have prepared me to be able to do these things, to know how to do these things. And my mother finally said, you know, this is a way that he can tell you that he loves you, is by doing things for you without being asked to and without being thanked. And that's one of the ways in which he's a father and a man
You. Thank you for sharing that piece, Katharine. This was a real reminder of the various ways that a father expresses his love to his children and families. There are fathers that are very nurturing right off the bat. They commit to making sure that they take the time to show their children to how to fix things, how to do things, and playing ball and teaching them skills. And that's a beautiful thing
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 1:08
I think that's what it was. Anyway, I haven't thought about that in a really long time, so forgive me if I'm a syllable off, but that was the poem that got me my first poetry prize
You, Deborah. Thank you so much for sharing this with me, and I'm sorry for your loss. As you know, I know what it is to lose a parent, a father and a mother. And thank you also for sharing the beautiful poem. You know, most poets aren't well, I don't know that I want to say most, but many poets are not very saucy about the exact number of syllables in a haiku because the original form in Japanese isn't done precisely syllabically