<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=565022" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>My Father’s Son</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Once<br>when I was still a baby boy<br>obsessed, thrilled with dark night sky<br>father said, shut your eyes tightly<br>then sailed I into dark night sky<br>dreaming of my arms<br>dipping in deep, dark-blue velvety<br>palpating golden sheen of the golden full moon<br>snatching twinkling stars.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">But</div><div style="margin:10px 0">i fell like lead<br>just before hard ground<br>to my father’s arms- veinated, calloused<br>his chirped nails safely grabbed<br>then<br>i opened my eyes<br>stretching my empty arms, pink nails<br>for a earnest glimpse of<br>a dip of deep, dark-blue velvety<br>golden sheen of the golden full moon<br>snatched twinkling stars.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">and I felt sad.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then-</div><div style="margin:10px 0">father buried his head on my nape<br>his grizzly beard tickling my face<br>making little ‘blurp’ ‘blurp’ sounds<br>my shrill laughter<br>accosting his deep throaty laughter<br>echoing my disappointment into dark night sky<br>before sailing me into dark night sky<br>back to his rough-gentle arms<br>again<br>again <br>and again<br>to dip in deep, dark-blue velvety<br>palpate golden sheen of the golden full moon<br>snatching twinkling stars.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">“Drink all Ma’s omena* soup<br>to be taller, reach the dark night sky”<br>father said, following my gaze<br>into the dark night sky<br>static radio bleating reggae <br>golden full moon bathing us in golden sheen<br>just me and my father<br>sleeping in his rough-gentle arms<br>dreaming of my arms<br>dipping in deep, dark-blue velvety<br>palpating golden sheen of the golden full moon<br>snatching twinkling stars</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Manuel+Odeny">Manuel Odeny</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=565022" data-title="My Father’s Son de Manuel Odeny" data-description="Once when I was still a baby boy obsessed, thrilled with dark night sky father said, shut your eyes tightly then sailed I into dark night sky dreaming of my arms dipping in deep, dark-blue velvety palpating golden sheen of the golden full moon sna..."></div> </div> </div>

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