A Poem For Dad

A beautiful soul so deep inside
A shell of flesh where it did hide,
He brought much laughter and he brought much love
This soul that came was sent from above
He had to learn some lesson here,
Some he loved and some feared
These lessons were not just for him,
These lessons were shared with his children,

His children loved him very much,
He loved them too with all his heart,
The love he brought was never forgotten
In memories of childhood times gone and past
His children will make sure his love will always last

We love you daddy, we always did
We're sorry we didn't get to give you that very last kiss,
It's something we'll take with us to our graves
But I know you're with us every step of the way

Your loves shine through in many ways
We have some photos of those special days
You're never forgotten, you never was
You were always our daddy and the best there was

If we could go back and turn back time
We would do it in a flash to be with you
But there was a lesson to be learned
Even though it really did hurt
It was a lesson that had to be taught
Oh how we wish we had sat down and talked

The Crystal Chandeliers will be sung forever
I'll never forget your sweet voice as you sang
Your guitar you played with much love and grace
It's in our memories dad where you'll stay

© Copyright Margaret Baird April 2008

Below is the song our dad would often play to us, as he sat on the end of our beds with his guitar as we fell asleep. This song brings back memories we'll never forget.