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Today I Lit A Candle
by Joan SerratelliToday I lit
a candle
for my father
and as I said the Kaddish,
I cried
He would have been 86 today
I looked up
to the heavens
and thought
how good it was
that he didn't live
to see
what I've become
He only saw
my virtues
he never saw my pain
he didn't live
long enough
to see
what happened to me
Today I lit
a candle
for my father
and cried
and wished that
he was here
Happy birthday Daddy!
and rest in peace
know that
I always loved you
and that
will never change
12/04/2009 Author's Note: Yesterday was my father's birthday. I loved him very much. I poste this poem every year
Posted on 12/04/2009
Copyright © 2026 Joan Serratelli
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Gregory O'Neill on 12/04/09 at 08:56 PM I enjoy the annual rememberance of your father, may the peace he has extend to you as well. |
| Posted by Razel Davies on 12/04/09 at 09:44 PM A beautiful tradition and a beautiful poem. |
| Posted by Genevieve Sturrock on 12/05/09 at 02:25 PM thinking of you. |
| Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 12/05/09 at 10:51 PM May your candle reflect kindness and love back to you. |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 12/08/09 at 11:46 PM Happy Birthday and happy memories of your father. The love never changes and that is a good thing. Thank you, Joan. |
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