While searching thru boxes of old photos I came across a small yellowed piece of paper folded into fours. I opened it and smiled. This is a poem I wrote when I was 7 years old. I don’t remember writing it, but it made me smile for another reason. Sometime after I was ‘an adult’ I had bought my dad a new wallet for Father’s Day, and to show his enthusiasm he took out his old wallet and began to transfer the contents to the new one. In the process this folded up paper tumbled to the ground. He picked it up and I ask what it was. He handed it to me and I could see it was this little, silly nature poem. He waited for me to stop reading and making fun of my spelling mistakes (I was able to spell ‘laughing’ but I got ‘birds’ wrong? ) and he folded it back up and put it safely in his new wallet.
Today, when I found this again I felt like he was standing right next to me as I gently unfolded the paper and read this childish poem outloud. Now thirty years after it was written- it hits my heart in so many places. And my warm, funny, handsome huggable dad was here and I was 7 years old all over again.
Oh yes, these are the days that I love.
Read more stories about photos we cherish and those we are too embarrassed to frame by visiting Sincerely Fro Me to You linky today! And guess what? Starting next week? The Fro carnival linky will be HERE. Yes, that is right The Glamorous Life Association will be the NEW host of the Sincerely Fro Me to You carnival!
Here is a sneak peek of MY Fro for you… oh this is gonna be fun people!
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That is SO sweet!
I think my favorite part is that it’s dated 7000+ years in the future. That’s very exciting–a message from the future from your past! (And adorable ;) )
Thank you sooooo much for keepin’ the fro! We love it.
Such a sweet post.
See ya next week and I love the button!
Thanks for warming my heart. It looks like that man gave GREAT hugs.
so beautiful. what a dad!
That is beautiful!!!!
Aww…truly heart-touching!
Great ‘fro!
Congrats on the new gig! “I’ll be baaaack!”
I just found the ‘fro last week and glad that you’ll be keeping it going.
That is so sweet & very insightful for a 7 year old! I’m impressed! Love the picture too.
Congrats on being the new ‘Fro host. Great button (& perm)! :)
I love this. What a great poem!
Congrats on the new linky party!
I love it!!! That’s just so sweet.
Great button…can’t wait to play along with you next week!
Love the button! I’ll make sure to post next week for the inauguration of the new home of Sincerely Fro’ Me to You!
I didn’t notice any spelling mistakes, but I did notice the date.
Your dad kept it? How wonderful is that. I wonder what is in my dad’s wallet?
Maybe money?
What a dad! My favorite part? Where you wrote age and an arrow pointing to 7.
What a beautifully sweet post. The poem is wonderful, but I love all the more that your Daddy kept it in his wallet all those years. Congrats on the Fro!
love it! Can’t wait to be back next week!
Helloooooooo Adrienne Barbeau.
(kidding)
And I’m NOT commenting on the text of that lovely post because I’ll just turn into a big blubbery baby. sniff
What a great story. No one loves you like your parents — that’s what my grandma always said !?
Anyway, love the new button. I’ll be back, I just can’t get enough of these great photos and stories!
Congrats on taking over the fro. I am super touched by your poem story, it’s very sweet.
This is such a sweet story Marcy.
What a great poem….I’m almost positive I’ve never written a poem besides a good “Roses are red” one.
Looking forward to the new ‘Fro.
That is just so sweet! I still remember the very first poem I wrote, when I was about seven. I remember being VERY SERIOUS about my craft.
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