Fathers Day 2012
(for Tristan, Aidan, Ida and Oliver)
I would use the word “foundational”
but it’s much much more than that.
“The child is father to the man”
in so very many ways.
Fundament comes closer
expanding in us a sense
of ever-expanding edges
of universe and galaxies
within which everything that is,
is
But, personally, it’s larger,
and deeper, and wider
and exponentially more important
these children that father me
to fatherhood.
Giving me these things they’ve made
of me.
I look at them.
I long for them.
I love them.
and I marvel.
I come from this! I sing
these four amazing
and tremendous beings
making me their father,
shaping me as man,
a human,
a relationship
after all.
I’m not much of one for ‘truth’
but will say ‘this I believe.’
N Filbert 2012
You are an amazing father and person, as well as a gifted writer. All of us who know you are blessed by this combination of being. I am often struck by how the children approach you in writing, as if they understand intrinsically that they can reach you there. It’s beautiful to see the relationship developed there between each of you. It does grow and expand everyone involved. Happy Father’s Day my love!!
thank you so much dear wife. No one shapes me like you.