Adventures at Rasa Ranch #44

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8/30/02 "Tears So Sweet"

 

I bought a Barry Manilow CD because his music reminds me of my father.

I had been saving it to play during labor in case I wanted to feel my

dad with me but since I thought the baby would be here by now and the

CD has just been collecting dust, today I found myself popping it in.

 

With the first song I had a vivid flashback of playing ping-pong with

my father. He had on a mischievous grin and during play he was

saying, "Now, whatever you do, don't hit it off to the right!" He'd

put a wicked spin on the ball and of course I'd hit it off to the

right. Then he'd say, "Now, don't let it land in the net!" And then

I'd hit the ball right into the net.

 

He always won each game but every time we left the table and walked

away with his hand on my shoulder I felt like a million bucks.

 

[Oh my goodness, this sudden torrent of tears! My face is completely

soaked and there are wet spots all over the page!]