We have ladies at our church who make blankets and shawls. I dream of having the time- and skill-- to join them. It's such a beautiful gift to be able to stitch prayers into something to keep another person warm.
To write your father back.... I love the delicate ambiguity of the phrase, it captures that yearning so well.
"I want to write my father back." I so feel this, LeeAnn. I miss my dad, too. Such a beautiful and tender moment expressed here. And such a blessing to be able to spend that time with your father.
Your longing to relive those blessed, tender moments with your father - surrounded by love, memory and quiet connection - is deeply moving and so beautifully expressed. Thank you for sharing, LeeAnn.
We have ladies at our church who make blankets and shawls. I dream of having the time- and skill-- to join them. It's such a beautiful gift to be able to stitch prayers into something to keep another person warm.
To write your father back.... I love the delicate ambiguity of the phrase, it captures that yearning so well.
It was such a beautiful shawl. You could just feel the love that went into it. Thank you for reading and taking the time to comment.
This is a beautiful prose poem, LeeAnn!
Thanks, Peter!
"I want to write my father back." I so feel this, LeeAnn. I miss my dad, too. Such a beautiful and tender moment expressed here. And such a blessing to be able to spend that time with your father.
Thanks, Petra. I’m so grateful for that time we had.
Beautiful.
So beautiful. Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you and thank you for the restack!
How deeply touching is your writing, LeeAnn. You are such a gift. Thank you.
Thank you so much, Frances. I’m so grateful to have you as a reader.
Your longing to relive those blessed, tender moments with your father - surrounded by love, memory and quiet connection - is deeply moving and so beautifully expressed. Thank you for sharing, LeeAnn.
Thank you for reading and taking the time to comment. Those moments sustain me.
Precious, this!
Thanks, Kim.
“to hold his hand”
Your writing is a way to savor and keep his memory. So beautiful.
Thank you, Ann.
Thank you for the restack. ❤️
You're welcome, LeeAnn. Also, I submitted the review to Amsterdam Review on Apr. 24th. Hope they take it!
Love and remembrance 🖤
This is incredible touching and intimate. Thick, all encompassing memory.
Thank you for this very moving post, LeeAnn. May he rest in peace.