Wings of the Angels (repost for Father's Day)

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Mike
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since 1999-06-19

Posts 2462

0 posted 2000-06-18 01:19 PM

He taught me how to throw a ball,
...to stand up for what's right,
Upon the wings of angels,
...he journeys to the light.

He took my hand to lead the way,
...was comfort when I fell,
He is the rock of my foundation,
...I bid my last farewell.

Taught me values, how to live,
...as moral as a preacher,
With misted eyes, I say goodbye,
...to one who is my teacher.

He taught me to be courteous,
...that if I try I can,
He taught me how to love, to cry,
...and how to be a man.

Deep within a searing pain,
...for life too soon did end,
As journeys home, I bid adieu,
...to father, my best friend.

Wings

A gentle wind blew cross the land,
Reaching out to take a hand,
For the winds the angels came,
Calling out a father's name.

Left behind, the children's tears,
Loving memories of the years,
Of joy and love, a life well spent,
And now to God, a father's sent.

With saddened heart, a child's farewell,
Regrets of love, forgot to tell,
Father's whispers from above,
"T'was not words, that showed your love.

As flesh departs, deep sorrow's pain,
But father's love, shall e'er remain,
Inside each child a father lives,
For of himself, a father gives.

On angel's wings, a heavenly flight,
The journey home, towards the light,
To those who weep, a life is gone,
But in God's love, 'tis just the dawn.

netswan
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since 2000-03-28

Posts 1369
Washington

1 posted 2000-06-18 01:28 PM

Lovely, Mike --Happy Father's Day.

Great decision on the repost!

~netswan

brian madden
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since 2000-05-06

Posts 4374
ireland

2 posted 2000-06-18 01:31 PM

Mike, a wonderful tribute to your father beautiful.

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"To be nobody-but-yourself-in a world which is doing its best night and day, to make you everybody else - means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting."

E.E Cummings.

"Art is a lie which makes us realise the truth." Pablo Picasso

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A Romantic Heart
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since 1999-09-03

Posts 5496
Forever In Your Heart

3 posted 2000-06-18 02:03 PM

You sure know how to make a lady cry, beautiful!!!!

Meadowmuse
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since 1999-12-27

Posts 3263

4 posted 2000-06-18 03:12 PM

I don't know...you just said it all so perfectly. Moist eyes and a very achy lump in my throat, reading these.

~ Claire

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?......Henry David Thoreau

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22

Posts 18554

5 posted 2000-06-18 11:32 PM

Mike
this is a beautiful heartfelt
tribute to your father.
wonderful emotions expressed here...
very well written,
I was thinking earlier to day...
on Mothers day this forum was flooded with poems to honor...
yet there are very few today ...
and thats too bad ...
the fathers role is equally important and
its a shame its not as focused on...

thanks for sharing this
take care,
jm

Mike
Member Elite

since 1999-06-19

Posts 2462

6 posted 2000-06-19 10:33 AM

I appreciate your comments. Thank you.

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