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Strosek
Member

since 2000-04-08

Posts 61
Fourways, Gauteng, South Africa

0 posted 2000-04-12 02:52 AM

You gave me joy and all my heart desired.
You comforted me when I felt scared and alone
You shielded me from a world filled with danger
And taught me to never talk to a stranger
You listened when all I did was moan
You cheered me up when I was dejected and tired.

As I look back and thank you for what you have done
I find it hard to look forward and not see you there
And now that your race has been run
In my heart I've reserved you a special chair

And although you've left your earthly cart
Your Life will always be in our memory
For you have touched many Souls
And helped hearts fill up empty wholes
And it is because of that legacy
That I know you never truly left my heart

I thank you for all you taught me
And for the journeys we shared
For laughter spent and being free
And for letting me know that you cared

And as I say my last good bye
To a father that showed me how to laugh and cry
I also offer you much-deserved thanks
For a full life of risks and pranks
A life full of fun and joy and cheer
With very few times where we shed a tear

And with this I bow my head
And let my last words rest
Thank you for being the best
Whether it was as father or friend

May the light of day always shine during the darkest of nights.

John the cat
Member

since 2000-03-23

Posts 357
England

1 posted 2000-04-12 04:17 AM

What a wonderful ode to Dad. A great tribute to a special one.

May your roof never fall in and those beneath it never fall out.

Irish proverb.

Broken_Winged_Angel
Senior Member

since 2000-04-06

Posts 994
Small Town, Somewhere

2 posted 2000-04-12 04:49 AM

Brings a small smile to my face when I think of how it used to be with my dad and me.. Thanks for reviving good memories... *smiles*
Very special poem...

MAY THE ROAD RISE TO MEET YOU,
MAY THE WIND BE ALWAYS AT YOUR BACK
MAY THE SUN SHINE UPON YOUR FACE
THE RAINS FALL SOFT UPON YOUR FIELDS
AND, UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN,
MAY GOD HOLD YOU IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND

Irish Blessing

Denise

Moderator

Member Seraphic

since 1999-08-22

Posts 22648

3 posted 2000-04-12 09:49 AM

This is a very lovely tribute to your Dad. I'm sure he would have loved it!

Denise

Gene
Senior Member

since 2000-01-23

Posts 935
Colorado, USA

4 posted 2000-04-12 02:17 PM

Lovely memories, Strosek. Brought me joyful tears of my father's memory.

Welcome to the Pub,

~Gene

childomine
Senior Member

since 2000-01-25

Posts 818
st. petersburg, FL

5 posted 2000-04-12 02:26 PM

Your father must have been a wonderful man. You did a wonderful job of honoring him.

...Give me the strength to walk the soft earth, a relative to all that is....
Black Eagle
Oglala Sioux holy man

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