tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831920253792282578.post8253675575813601543..comments2021-12-27T00:08:23.938-06:00Comments on Beannaichte's Blog: "Unyielding god"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831920253792282578.post-69239606719422992882013-03-01T01:09:59.757-06:002013-03-01T01:09:59.757-06:00~The day is closing out, and I think of you. Anoth...~The day is closing out, and I think of you. Another year, another birthday, Dad. As the years go by, I think of you with an honesty and clarity, not afforded in my younger years. I am sure you were the first man, I loved. Yet, I realised, at a very early age, you could never really belong to us. Instead, you would be devoted, to causes, your work, your music, and the community. I sensed you never really could belong to anyone, or anyplace, for that matter. I think you tried, but it was something that never worked for you. You gave so much of yourself to a much bigger world. Yet, I understood, because I felt some of the same things, inside of me. I can remember looking into your eyes, and you were there, yet, you were in so many other places, too. Dad, you were so talented, intelligent, and driven. I have never known anyone, other, quite like you. I do not think I ever told you just how proud I was, and am, of you. You and I never wasted words between us~never. Yet, we each understood. You were never easily understood. Yet, I think you needed that shield to protect you from a world, that was oftentimes, so incredibly demanding and unfair. ~Your separation became your redemption. My Father, the musician, the man with the map of Ireland on his face...<br />I Love You, Dad. ~You have always had a "special place" in my heart~a place where you could freely belong.<br />My prayers will always be with you...<br />Happy Birthday!<br />Your Daughter,<br />Alicia <br /> Beannaichte's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13426870709110368912noreply@blogger.com