Growing Up In Pictures by LCN

I got their pictures on the wall
so I can see their loving smile.
I call them on the phone
just to talk for a while.
I know it's not the same
as really being there
but it's the only way
I can show them that I care.
There's some old forgotten toys
in the closet put away.
A cardboard box of memories
that stills smells of yesterday.
It's been over a year
since I've held their little hands
and I know I 'll never get to watch them
grow up into men
I watch them grow up in pictures
day by day it seems
they keep getting bigger
but they're still little in my dreams

Dino (198.81.26.42) -- Saturday, October 23 2004, 09:28 am

I feel this pain
Wow! Your poem really touched me. I know this pain of long ago. Reason I wrote "Remembered tears." Hey, you hang in there and keep them in touch. See them when you can. I ride dirtbike with my son once a year. He's 30 now. Really a nice poem that I can relate to. Thanks for sharing with us. Take care brah!

Terrie* (65.135.87.19) -- Saturday, October 23 2004, 04:47 pm

LCN, ..this is amazing....beautifully written.....
a child feels their dads PRESENCE even through their ABSENCE...sometimes MEMORIES is what keeps a heart beating........no one will ever come between that bond...the love a child has for a dad is GREAT and beyond...thank you foe sharing...

beautiful indeed ...a tearfuly heart tugging piece.....God Bless....

barb (66.46.230.195) -- Sunday, October 24 2004, 04:22 am

you speak for so many
This is so touching and like Terrie said its beautiful. In your writing ytou used your heart and your kids will see that. Make sure you keep this for them what a lovely keepsake for your kids.))))

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