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Hours and Hours

June 9, 2012
By Bananski SILVER, San Carlos, California
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Bananski SILVER, San Carlos, California
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&ldquo;What makes us human, I think, is an ability to ask questions.&rdquo;<br /> - Jane Goodall

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Hours and hours,
Running nowhere.
Unless, that is,
You count the miles
You ran behind us,
As we learned to ride our bikes,
As going somewhere.
I know you do.
You saw the worth
In every wobbly yard,
In every turn around the diamond.
Because you saw that worth,
Because you persisted,
We know how to ride.
I remember the day we finally did it.
To celebrate you bought us ice cream.
I’m pretty sure I had mint-chip.

© Eva A., Eagle River, WI

The author's comments:
This is a poem I wrote my dad for Father's Day, to thank him for all he has done for my sister and me.
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