This was a piece I originally wrote in June of 2022 for a Garden Party themed writing challenge (though Teach Write as usual). I have not posted it to my blog before and wanted to do so now. Especially since today is my dad's birthday and this seemed like a great way to honor and celebrate him! The style of writing is called a "haibun" which is a form of poetry that combines prose and haiku.
Happy 62nd Birthday Dad!
My dad likes to make a joke "We should have stopped at one." Usually this is reserved for when my much younger siblings -- Julia, age 21, and Jared, age 18 -- slip up. But if he had "stopped at one" I would not have DeAnna in my life. At one point I used to laugh and hold up my finger in solidarity. But as I have grown closer to DeAnna, I have started to correct him. "No...though maybe two."
Because I cannot imagine a life without DeAnna in it.
