{"id":2714,"date":"2013-04-23T08:29:25","date_gmt":"2013-04-23T13:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/?p=2714"},"modified":"2013-04-23T08:29:25","modified_gmt":"2013-04-23T13:29:25","slug":"julias-essay-to-her-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/poetry\/julias-essay-to-her-dad\/","title":{"rendered":"Julia’s essay to her dad."},"content":{"rendered":"

My much loved youngest daughter Julia casually left a note on my desk last night. \u00a0She never told me what it was, and placed it on a pile of other papers without even saying she did.\u00a0 Although I noticed it last night, it didn\u2019t register and thus I only got around to reading it this morning.\u00a0 It is so special I thought I\u2019d share it with you.<\/p>\n

As any can see, Julia writes with a poetic cadence, so allow a proud father poetic liberty to transform her words into poetic form.<\/p>\n

~<\/em><\/p>\n

thank you father<\/em><\/p>\n

to my father I owe many things,<\/em>
\n from this man I have gained roots and wing<\/em>
\n I can now stand on my own<\/em>
\n like the mighty oke I have follow<\/del> shadowed.<\/em>
\n Thank you father for holding me high anoth to see the word<\/em>
\n but not to shadow me from it.<\/em>
\n With the roots I hold myself<\/em>
\n and with these wings I wrap myself and other<\/em>
\n to protect me from the flams of the hell of life<\/em>
\n and to myself I always sing:<\/em>
\n my father gave me roots and gave me wing,<\/em>
\n now I must learn to fly without leaving the ground.<\/em>
\n Show the world that I know how.<\/em><\/p>\n

~<\/em><\/p>\n

The text below, is how it arrived with apparent errors intact.
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\nthank you father
\nto my father I owe many things, from this man I have gained roots and wing I can now stand on my own like the mighty oke I have follow shadowed. Thank you father for holding me high anoth to see the word but not to shadow me from it. With the roots I hold myself and with these wings I wrap myself and other to protect me from the flams of the hell of life and to myself I always sing: my father gave me roots and gave me wing, now I must learn to fly without leaving the ground. Show the world that I know how.
\n~<\/p>\n

Due to the method the blog presents text minor formatting changes will occur, so to keep it true I\u2019ll post a picture of the actual note below \u2013 exactly as I received it.<\/p>\n

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A poetic essay, casually cast upon my table, without a word, and many a distracting deed…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

{you can find more about my gem, Julia here<\/a>.}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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