Sanibel for Daddy poem.

DADDY

I thought that I would hear him
in the sea or on the breeze.
I wanted him to sit with me
beneath the lush palm trees.
I imagined he would be there
by the waves and ocean foam.
But as I saw the things he loved,
I felt so all alone.
I thought that I would see him
in the group that's pictured here.
And I did! I saw his love shine forth
in the faces he held dear.

Janet Brice Parker, November, 2003
Sanibel Island, Florida