Daddy

Amelia Purdy 1979 (Florida)



I never bought flowers for your grave.
I visited once or twice but the stones felt cold
and you weren't there.
Instead I found you in your old garden
where you used to dig
And I placed seeds in the ground
and patted them down
like you once showed me how to do.
I sat back and watched your ghost
swaying, laughing, living
where the flowers grow free in the wild.

About this poem

I wrote this poem about my father who died in 2009 from cancer. He loved working in his garden, so naturally I felt his presence there after he died more than I did in the cemetery. He was always my biggest fan when it came to writing, so I'd love to honor him by having this published.

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Written on July 18, 2022

Submitted by neuroticone13 on July 24, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFGHIJK
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 368
Words 80
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 11

Amelia Purdy

I am 43 years old and have enjoyed writing poetry since I was 11. I tend to write about family, relationships, and mental illness. I also enjoy painting and working on my memoir. more…

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