Father's Day: a time to remember

In Dad's absence, there will be a lot of firsts.

First Easter without him. First Memorial Day. Now this, the first Father's Day.

In his absence, we have memories of the good times. Perhaps sparked by pictures. Perhaps sparked by a recollection. Perhaps sparked by a mental reminder to call, but wait, he is not here anymore.

From the archives, we have the following to help us remember.

Allison wrote this is 2010
http://jerrysherlockstory.blogspot.com/2010/06/dear-papa.html

And this from 2007, when we posted the first audio recording with Jerry
http://jerrysherlockstory.blogspot.com/2007/06/happy-fathers-day.html

and the audio itself
http://jerrysherlockstory.blogspot.com/2007/06/counting-cousins.html

Happy Fathers Day

Happy Father's Day

special wishes to all the fathers on this day, and in particular, to Gerald Sherlock!





Thanks to Erik Kastner for Spell with Flickr

the scorecard

It's my father's fault.
answers to math questions in an instant
Cost accountant, meticulous rows of figures

kept score for the family card games
columns of names and numbers
tallied for the winners and players

diabetic diary, daily food intake
peanut butter toast, mashed potatoes
dog eared book, calories for each

so I'm at the festival
scribbling who spoke in order
what poem was read

can go back to 2004, 2002 even
words, images, scenes called forth
and the festivals come alive

early morning Rumi, Bly on the mound,
Barks at bat, Paul Winter on deck,
the pitch, and it' s a home run!


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originally posted on Steve's 2 Cents

audio version available here