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Mjb Fresh's avatar

That's a super bohemian pops right there! I bet you have a treasure trove of anecdotes in a locked box!!

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Deborah Way's avatar

this comment made me smile 💓 thanks for reading

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Hannah Sward's avatar

Me too!

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Hannah Sward's avatar

He most definitely was and I do, lucky me:)) thank you for taking the time to read and comment🙏

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Ginevra Blake's avatar

You’ve inherited your father’s love of words. What a magnificent legacy. Thank you for sharing it.

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Deborah Way's avatar

Yes, the story is so poetic in its language and cadences, isn't it?

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Hannah Sward's avatar

That means the world thank you Ginevra🙏

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Chris J. Rice's avatar

To leave a dedication to poetic language is quite the inheritance. And one this writer has used well.

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Deborah Way's avatar

yes and yes ❤️

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Hannah Sward's avatar

Thank you Chris that warms my heart🙏

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Kathryn Sollmann's avatar

Great story! I'm confused, though...your parents divorced when you were 2, but you were the only child to grow up with him...and you say WE moved to...Did you live with your Dad after your parents were divorced?

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Deborah Way's avatar

It happens!

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Hannah Sward's avatar

Good point! I had a feeling that might be confusing. Yes, I grew up with my father and my mother lived in the US🦋

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Cindy Eastman's avatar

This was such a lovely remembrance. Thank you for sharing it with us. ♥

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Deborah Way's avatar

just as with a poem, I find more in it every time I read it ❤️

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Hannah Sward's avatar

Thank you Cindy and to Deborah for helping bring the piece to life❤️

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Cindy Eastman's avatar

Deborah has a gift for that. ♥

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Hannah Sward's avatar

Most definitely!

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Jan Burns's avatar

A beautiful tribute to a man who lived life on his own terms. He passed along to you the ability to express through words all of that wonder. So lovely!

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Deborah Way's avatar

❤️❤️❤️

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Hannah Sward's avatar

So sweet thank you Jan 💕

With I might add a little help from Deborah herself 💕

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Ellen Hoover's avatar

Beautiful

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Hannah Sward's avatar

Thank you Ellen🙏

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Sharon Senkiew's avatar

Thank you for sharing your dad with us- wonderful story!

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Deborah Way's avatar

thank you for reading 💓

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Hannah Sward's avatar

And thank you for taking the time to read it Sharon💕

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Sanobar Sabah's avatar

This is so beautiful, Hannah! Thank you for sharing this beauty with us!

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Marcia Abboud's avatar

What a beautiful ode to your father, the poet. What a character he seemed. :)

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Lina Lambert's avatar

Poetry can be such a gift, a legacy, a treasure. Thank you for sharing this!

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Lisa Rogak's avatar

So good, Hannah.

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Lisa Rizzo's avatar

What a wonderful gift he gave you.

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