Words beneath a dappled sky

One for the traveling, busy father who must go, leaving his sleeping children in their beds, and one for the wife who waits for him at home. These were written for a friend, but I've known so many families who go through this in one form or another, even my own parents in the past.

He Leaves on Another Journey
( a soft parting kiss to your forehead )
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Apart
( In the long, still hours when the children are asleep )
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