Grandpa

GRANDPA

A strong wind was blowing, on this Canada Day
It came from above and took him away
A flag in his honour, flapped at half mast
It took him to heaven, if only at last.

He was son, brother, father, husband, teacher and soldier
The list got much longer as he got older
Tears fall today, for someone we love
Bittersweet smiles in our hearts, for he’s up above.

In heaven the sun shines, on a young and strong face
Knowing that truth, helps to fill the empty space
With his wife, son, granddaughter, and a long lost brother
Where he wanted to be, no place other.

His stories in my head, I can almost hear the sound
It’s in a different place now, where his voice can be found
I see him there, endless time to allow
He’s telling his stories at God’s table now.

No one can take his place he sure made his mark
He filled our hearts with happiness, and lit up the dark
He touched our lives in so many ways
I will miss him greatly, and for all of my days.

Even though his was crippled, the last years of his life
That was only the way it seemed
For every night with his precious wife
He had danced while he dreamed.

Tamara Perry