Remembering Daddy

There at the edge of nothing

someone waits for me.

His essence fills the air

enabling me to breathe.

I draw the life he exhaled

so very long ago,

pull it deep inside

to energize my soul.

Memories of his voice

crawl up my spine,

the volume of his silence

screams away lost time.

Words he once spoke

circle my heart

echoing his wisdom

promising we'll never part.

His love reaches out to hold me

from wherever he lives now

to hug without a touch

and comfort me somehow

There at the edge of nothing

everything waits for me

heart, soul, love, and life

things he'll always be

Sandy Knauer

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Carol Voigts Mar 14, 2006, 3:57pm EST

Welcome aboard, Sandy. Beautiful

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Nancy S. Mar 14, 2006, 4:03pm EST

Really, really nice. I wish I had those memories.

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Felix Perry Mar 14, 2006, 4:27pm EST

This is such a wonderful tribute that as a father I would be so overjoyed to read from one of my children. You honour his memory and his love. Well said in beautiful form.

Felix

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Joyce ("Site Cheshire Kitteh") L. Mar 14, 2006, 7:17pm EST

Felix said it all, here. A wonderful tribute!

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Plain ol' Becky S. Mar 14, 2006, 7:29pm EST

Beautiful Sandy. I wish I could say more right now.
Nice picture of your dad too. : )

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Beryl Singleton Bissell Mar 14, 2006, 8:43pm EST

Your dad has such an incredible, reflective stance, Sandy. How wonderful that you experience his presence still. I love your final lines: There at the edge of nothing
everything waits for me
heart, soul, love, and life
things he'll always be

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Brian Westbye Mar 14, 2006, 8:54pm EST

Beautiful.

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Sandy (Site Psychic™) Knauer Mar 14, 2006, 10:17pm EST

Thanks, everyone. If I could wish one thing for this world, it would be that everyone had a father like mine. I believe he was as close to perfect as a human can be, and feel honored to have him in my life. He died sixteen years ago, and I still learn from him every day.

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veb elag Mar 14, 2006, 11:52pm EST

Beautiful. I love my daddy very much and know that a part of me will die with him when he goes.

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Sandy (Site Psychic™) Knauer Mar 15, 2006, 1:14am EST

;-) yep, phonesex, but a part of him will remain with you. It's bittersweet.

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Safi Abdi Mar 15, 2006, 10:14am EST

Heartfelt tribute to a wonderful dad. As usual, the poem is well penned!

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Stephen Schneider Mar 15, 2006, 3:45pm EST

Oh Sandy, how beautiful this is. You're fantastic. Such a tribute.

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Done...cancelled...gather is not for ME Cancelled Mar 15, 2006, 3:52pm EST

I agree with everyone- this is beautiful. Your dad would be so proud.

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Gisela S. Mar 16, 2006, 1:53pm EST

Brilliant - I bet he's grinning from ear to ear!

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Carol Voigts Jun 17, 2006, 9:12am EDT

I see I read this before in March, but I'm glad you put a link in my article so I could read it again. "At the edge of nothing" what a wonderful phrase!

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lea and... c. Jun 18, 2006, 10:13am EDT

Wonderful poem Sandy, I can really feel the deep meaning of your words.

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Granny Janny H. Jun 18, 2006, 10:24am EDT

Exquisite and universal to all who have loved and lost a cherished father, your poem addresses the continual presence of those who have passed.
You are most definitely a poet, Sandy.

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Apryl Just Apryl Oct 2, 2006, 12:11pm EDT

Beautiful Tribute!

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Jennifer F. Oct 3, 2006, 6:02pm EDT

Your words are filled to the brim with love and admiration. I have tears in my eyes from reading this and knowing that soon, way too soon, I will be just remembering my father and wishing for just one more day of his love and wisdom. Your dad's photo is wonderful too -- you can see kindness and understanding in his expression.

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Sandy (Site Psychic™) Knauer Oct 3, 2006, 6:49pm EDT

Thanks, guys. In case it isn't obvious, I adore my father.

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Wilma M. Mar 12, 2007, 9:23am EDT

Thank you for writing these words. It's a beautiful tribute to your father and exactly how I feel about my dad. He died in 1971 and I still miss him all the time. He adopted me when he was 62 and I am so glad!

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barb w. Mar 12, 2007, 9:27am EDT

Beautiful, Sandy. I remember your father's voice, too. His voice reflected patience and adoration for his kids.

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Sandy (Site Psychic™) Knauer Mar 12, 2007, 4:24pm EDT

Wilma, I'm glad you have happy memories of your father and that I reminded you of them. I guess we never stop missing our fathers, huh?

Thanks, Barb. His voice is the most comforting sound in the world to me (I still hear it at times). Strangely, the electric saw might be a close second. I'm sorry you share the never-getting-over-missing-our-fathers experience with Wilma and me.

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John Harris Beck Sep 15, 2007, 10:06pm EDT

I began this day listening to a song by a friend very important to me who left of his own free will eight years ago. You express the same kind of connection I feel with him, and that I gained with my mother many years after she died. It doesn't just feel like a memory, it feels like real connection. So I end my day with this, picked from your "poem" list. Thank you, and good night.

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Sandy (Site Psychic™) Knauer Sep 15, 2007, 10:28pm EDT

John, I am so happy that I can share this connection with you. It is always a comfort to know that someone else understands a feeling. Thank YOU, and sweet dreams.

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Tom C. Sep 15, 2007, 11:38pm EDT

Sandy - this is really great. I especially love the first stanza. I draw the life he exhaled. OMG, that is a showstopper! Everyone has someone from their past that they feel, some more continuously than others, and their presence is comforting. Your expression of that here is done so beautifully. Thank you.

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Sandy (Site Psychic™) Knauer Sep 15, 2007, 11:45pm EDT

Tom, I am honored to receive this compliment from you. I'm sitting here still in a state after reading Imagine. I'm pleased to have met John and you tonight. Your comments and your work were a pleasant ending to my day.

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Victoria W. Apr 18, 2008, 11:10am EDT

I really enjoyed your poem. My Father is still living but I lost my son in 2006 and your poem touched the fracture inside of me.

Thanks,

Victoria

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Sandy (Site Psychic™) Knauer Apr 18, 2008, 1:22pm EDT

Thank you, Victoria. I am so sorry for your loss and truly cannot imagine losing a child. It's hard enough with a parent, where the progression is natural. (My father's mother told me that after she outlived him and a grandson.)

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