it all makes sense now ...

i believe that i am beginning to understand why
dad has the tendency to speak so much [at times]

you see ... due to his follicular challenges
the man is working with one less tool in his gestural toolkit

take a look at the following image ...

sure, the big eyes and chubby cheeks pull you in
the button nose and gapped grin elicit pleasant emotions
but it is that wayward wisp of golden hair
and the blurry curls on the horizon
that really speak to my playful spirit

but now...
like a shorn samson
i have lost some of my evocative powers

what are we looking at here ...
surprise, excitement, bewilderment, joy ?

so long ... wild morning hair
we shall meet again