Her Wisdom Invisible

Her Wisdom Invisible

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Wisdom is invisible 
 Yet it is within 
 Sight 
Snow falls hardens 
 Thaws and drips 
 Snowpants 
Giggling my daughter 
 Gains uneven 
 Ground 
Stepping through ice 
 To a puddle 
Sun shines brightly 
 Or not at all 
 Clouds everywhere 
Sun blazing rays appear 
 On my wooden 
 Floor 
Clanks and word 
 Sounds 
From children 
 Far away distant 
 Playing 
Trees move 
 Willows whisper 
Tiny leaves tremor
 Bells sparkling 
Bodies rooted 
 In the earth
She is like me 
I whisper softly
I love you
 Sweet nothings sing
Into the 
 Ground 
Fear dissolves
emptiness 
 Uncertainty dissolves 
 Space
We are melting butter
One into another 
Finally ocean, 
 Dawn breaks
Kisses the sky
She laughs
We head home
This moment
We are present 
Alive
Someday she
Just like me
Will make her life journey
I will live in her heart
She burns in mine
A warming joy fire
 Youth
A rainbow appearing
Which quickly dissapears
Wisdom is invisible 
I walk the path
When she calls
I will always come
To be her father
What a gift
As all I know
Passes away
Passes away
Passes

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Written by an old father perhaps years ago. Memories of her little playing make me smile. Watching her taking flight on her own fills me with joy, as I wipe away my tears of impermanence. 

David Arndt October 2, 2022

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