Sunday, June 21, 2020

Father's Day


I have a little nook where I sit very close to my television. It is where I also use my laptop, talk on the phone, and read. I call it my command center. 

A few days ago I was sitting here, television off, glasses on, working on the laptop when I scooted forward to slip the laptop into its storage spot.

Glancing up I saw my father looking at me through the television screen. It was a shock, but there he was.

Of course it was only my reflection and yet:

I felt a closeness to him I haven't felt in some time. Of course, I am seventy and he died in 2000. If he were alive he would be ninety-three.

It's a nice thought that whenever I want him, he is there, right in front of me.

Or perhaps inside my heart.




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