A Napkin Poem for Claudia

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My dad probably wrote this in the 1970's when I was in high school.

You were given a special outlook -
you don't have to follow it:

but you could hold on to it,
the way anything outgrown is held.

When I was in high school and college all I wanted to be was an artist and follow in the foot steps of my father. He was my inspiration to better my craft as an artist (painter) and follow the spiritual path.
I feel now I can continue that path knowing that I held onto his teachings.