My Father’s Voice – by Jean Sietzema-Dickson
Product details
Paperback: 46 pages
Publisher: Poetica Christi Press (2006)
ISBN: 0975749110
Trim size: 210 x 148 mm
Synopsis
"My Father's Voice" with the cover featuring a photo of the author held as a babe in her father's arms, is a light-hearted look at life with more serious undertones. Using the title father to refer to her parent and to God as seen through others, the author shows the blessing and joy of loving relationships in her life.
TILLING MY CHILDHOOD
When I am an old woman
I shall not wear purple
but magenta and every day
the same matching pants and jumper
I shall wear no make up
wash my hair but once a week
and let it hang out to dry
I shall spend my morning in bed
writing sardonic verse eat grapefruit
followed by toast lathered with butter
and marmalade
I shall go into the garden pull out weeds
smell the earth feel sun warm
on my back I shall rake up
gum leaves and burn them
until my childhood comes
dancing back to me
wreathed in their fragrance...
