Father Unseen........... Remembered! Poem by Jayatissa K. Liyanage

I, the vagabond you brought
and left here, ere disappearing
to be on a pathway, so erratic
full of ups, downs, bends et cetera
and owned, by deed and creed

Puddles, crevices, muddles and riddles
On it, I managed to surmount all such perils
Nonetheless, not even once
have I heard your voice, at least in dreams,
or felt your warmth, at the worst moment of mine

Nor were you there, keeping company to me
Day or night, pushing, pulling or carrying
It’s a fact, not once even you beat me
Nor could you spank, scold or scam me
For any wrong I committed, as your son

They took you away from me, so cruelly
Sans you, I conquered challenges until now
No too bad blemishes or bruises on, and
triad, I bestowed to the world, I’m proud of
are big enough credits, to your name as well

May be your spirit, operative all along.
cared me, from within bereaved Mother, valor
Reminiscing a beloved Father, on this day
I visualize you, both by face and nature
For, I know, all that in my life, is worth its while