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Father, the crippled and warm palms

I have engraved my father's tallness and greatness on my heart   His strong, sturdy body, broad shoulders, and kind smile   He stepped on the mud, crossed a thousand mountains, and flowed through ten thousand waters   He only sought a flowering tree for his children and built a strong wall for them.

By Holly D SalterPublished 3 years ago 4 min read
Father, the crippled and warm palms
Photo by Tomas Sobek on Unsplash

  When the dawn has not yet awakened the sleeping earth

  The tired sun was still lazily and delicately hiding behind the black clouds

  In the haze of sleep, I seem to see the familiar back again

  That is the thick and solid backbone of my father

  ////

  When the warm slanting sun of early spring has not yet completely dispelled the cold of late winter

  When the years of wind, frost, rain, and snow are still wandering leisurely on the earth

  The fence of the remaining dream of the corridor bridge seems to be faintly floating again the deep and strong back

  Bathed in the light of the morning sun

  Hunched over, facing the barren and barren loess, with their backs to the pale and drifting sky

  In the hometown of the land with sweat and hard work to exert enthusiasm of life

  ////

  The hands are as dry as withered, rough and old

  Like a fallen leaf dried by the years, fallen and crushed into dust

  Like a river dried up by the thirsty soil sucking hard, pale and fragile

  Through the morning light, you can see its meridians

  The abrupt appearance of the bones, the faint trembling pulses, the dull color of the skin

  Rendered by the desolation and decay of the years

  ////

  The breeze blows cold, the wind rises, and the dust flies

  The earth, gladly accepts the baptism of the season

  The brilliant spring light, flowers, and grasses are dancing with charm and enchantment

  Swaying in the red dust, reckless revelry, and forgetfulness

  My father, on the other hand, was slowly imprisoned in the relentlessly gray prison of the years

  He suffered all the twists and turns and ups and downs of life's journey in silence.

  With the broken palms of his hands, he shielded you from the wind and rain

  To hold up a comfortable and comfortable sky for you

  ////

  Drizzle moistened the eyes

  The corners of the eyes are marked with tears

  He is like a faithful watchman in the wheat field

  He has a deep and eternal love for his hometown that hot land

  Guarding one side of the land and water

  Clutching a field hoe

  Driving an old ox

  Cultivating a piece of leisurely and happy land

  Cultivating hope in the bright spring light

  ////

  His thick shoulders carry the hardships and toil of life

  The years are young and green, and the redness of the fallen is thankful

  The next year is still full of fragrance branches

  And his face has long been carved by the years

  become old and thin

  Father, the crippled palm of his hand

  held up a sky of dreams for his children

  The sky was clear and bright, with light clouds, birds, and flowers

  My father buried his youth in the yellow earth

  Leaving a piece of warmth to his children

  ////

  In front of the years, the desert sand filled the waiting

  Father's weak breath in my ears

  Father

  Always regard his children as the most precious treasure in the palm of his hand

  Hold it tightly, take care of it carefully, caress it tenderly

  With his broken and rough palms

  To mend his children's grief, stitch by stitch

  In the stitches of time, he strung up dense thoughts and attachments

  Meeting him

  is your greatest happiness in this life, and you are the deepest thought in his past life and present life

  A father's tenderness and affection for his children is his unfailing love for them.

  ////

  I engraved my father's tall and magnificent body on my heart

  His strong and sturdy body, broad shoulders, kind smile

  He stepped in the mud, crossed a thousand mountains, flowed through ten thousand waters

  Only for his children to find a tree of flowers, to build a strong wall for his children

  ////

  Father, gently shake off the warm sunshine on his shoulder

  In the barren soil of the hometown

  The time is not disturbed, he is calm and relaxed, stable as a mountain

  He still drives an old cow, rolling the vicissitudes of the years in the land

  ////

  The long river of life flows with the thoughtfulness and deepness of a father's love

  Father, the hand that is broken and warm

  A source of stability and tenderness for his children

  The time is long, thankful to the father, remember that selfless and deep father's love

  It is like a blood-colored warm, bright and warm

  ////

  Father

  Your face and face, your little bit

  I will write it into songs, and embed it in my life

  into the words I write, the simple strokes of my pen, the words are clear and true

  Edit it into a story and extend it into the depths of time

  ////

  Father's love, half withheld, half deep

  A father's love is as plain as earth, as strong as wine

  A father's love is as timeless as the wind and as stable as a mountain

  Happy Father's Day, Dad!

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Holly D Salter

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