Yearning For A Hug Poem by Scott Austin

Yearning For A Hug

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It’s been 18 months
Since you have left
Our loving home

To give it a whirl
To make on your own
To be miss independent

All I can do
Is think and wonder
What you are doing

I pray to God
Every day and night
That he keep you safe

I can only hope
That someday you
Will return

Because all I
Yearn for
Is one great big hug

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Patricia Gale 05 October 2006

There is nothing like a good hug to hold two hearts together, wonderful, tender piece. Know this feeling as the last one just left the nest at 18 years old.

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Ivan Donn Carswell 27 October 2006

I agree. A hug is great therapy, our thirty year old children know this and give us hugs freely - and there's the rub, they have to be GIVEN...

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Stacy S 16 February 2007

I havent had a hug in a while....I cant even get a hug from my mom.....*tears*

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Sue Crocker 05 March 2008

There is nothing more reassuring than a hug. Your poem is heartfelt and speaks volumes. Sue x

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Jeannie Ann Clark 23 January 2008

What a nice expression, Scott...keep writing and thank you for sharing this thought.

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Barbara Haskell 20 December 2007

Scott, I can really feel your yearning in this poem. And missing her, too. It's so difficult to let them go, to let them make their own mistakes. Hang in there, Scott. Barbara

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Shelley L Baxter-stanley 14 September 2007

Great message....its funny how sometimes it seems that is all we need to keep us going IS.A ((Hug)) ..........I am sure your daughter appreciated your poem. =Shelley=

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Raul Castelan 07 June 2007

Loving and caring for your family is always a good thing. Never forget them.

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