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for my grandpap...rest in peace
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for my grandpap...rest in peace |
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Ceinwyn Member Elite
since 2000-07-09
Posts 2175VA 
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I found out today that my pap died 2 this morning... he was 90.. I remember when I was younger I'd sit beside you When you read your paper Give me the comics And a sip of your beer Trust me I'm laughing now Never did quite understand you When you mumbled And always chewed your snuff But this is how I want to remember you Always full of life And yeah well almost always drunk I know you wouldn't really want us to cry Instead carry on with our lives Don't worry I'm not deeply sad tho But I can quite assure you It will hit me all at once At the funeral The funny part is ,Pap I know You'd want me to go out and get drunk So I'll have a beer for you Perhaps even maybe chew some snuff This ones for you Pap Pap Brandon!! If at first you don't succeed destroy all the evidence that you tried. [This message has been edited by Ceinwyn (05-26-2003 08:12 PM).] |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
Very nice, and you were blessed with some very memorable moments, over a span of many years. Yes, have one for him, I am sure he would smile. |
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QjQ Member Elite
since 2003-04-18
Posts 3756U.S.A. |
nice thoughts and memorys QjQ |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Ceinwyn Good write, enjoyed. |
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Startime55 Member Elite
since 2003-04-05
Posts 2148Alberta, Canada |
What a wonderful heartfelt poem...The memories you share with your words brought tears to my eyes....I am sure he is reading this with a big smile of love on his face.... |
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Richy Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 3050 |
Ceinwyn, this is very sad. On a day set aside for the remembrance of so many. This day will now have an even more special and personal meaning to you. This was a wonderful tribute to your dear Grandpa. I hope that by sharing your loss with us, it has helped you gather your feelings about something this meaningful. I know that helps for me. Your Granddad sounds like a terrific fellah. He’d share the comics plus a sip... that’s a really cool memory. You know as we get older, I think we all tend to kind of mumble to whippersnappers. I think at some point, we don’t really care to be repeating ourselves all that much, and heck, the young’uns probably wouldn’t understand what we we’re saying in the first place. I remember going to my Aunt’s funeral a few years back. It hadn’t really hit me too bad, because I was trying hard to control my feelings, plus I had so much to do, to prepare for the services. But, right when the other ushers and I picked up the casket, and carried it to the hearse, It all came out. And I couldn’t hold it back anymore. I wrote a loving tribute, about my feelings for my lovely Aunt beforehand, and read it at the church. I had it enclosed in this gold colored frame, and I presented it to my Grandmother (my aunt’s mother) when I was done reading it to the gathering. Ceinwyn, you write very well, maybe you would like to do something similar? Well friend, you hang in there all right? Your dear Granddad will be in my thoughts this day. And I think I’ll join you, and have a drink as well. A toast, to a fine human being, who left countless happy memories behind, for his grandaughter, to always remember him by... Take Great Care Ceinwyn, My heartfelt blessings, to you and your family, Most Sincerely, Richy [This message has been edited by Richy (05-27-2003 03:03 AM).] |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (big hugggssssssssss) Oh Kristen, I send many healing angel hugs your way, dearest friend, though my grandparents are still alive and I can't fully relate to this feeling, I know how I love my grandparents soooooo much and I will never take a day I see them for granted nor one I have already lived so I can always hold their advice, bible readings, quiltings, and memories close to heart! (sigh) Your Pap is a blessed man and will always guide you from above with his loving smile of the sun, God Bless You, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Kristen, thank you for sharing! May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton Underneath your clothes, there's an endless story |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
Sad but there's a little edge in it too. Hugs Kris |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
You may have lost your grandfather in the flesh, but now you have another angel on your shoulder. Pap--God speed! Lovely poem--and one for your family to treasure! He's smiling for sure! Love 'n hugs, Linda |
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snowpants Member Elite
since 2000-09-16
Posts 2061KS |
"The funny part is ,Pap I know You'd want me to go out and get drunk So I'll have a beer for you Perhaps even maybe chew some snuff" sorry to hear about your loss, but there ya go...I'm sure that's what he'd like to see you doing LOL...very nice tribute and memories... sp I want to wake up to the sound of waves |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
prayers and hugs to you |
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