There’s somethin’ sad about a table with one more empty chair The seat that held humanity holds nothing now but air. The life it held is not extinguished, only some place else but here. So mom and dad put on fake smiles that hide the grieving tear. Sadder still, the families who are never there…Continue reading “Gatherin’”
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Can You?
Can you hear the ring of wind chimes in the gently blowing wind? Can you see Grandpa’s truck as it starts to round the bend? Can you taste the sugar cookies that Grandma Great was making? Can you smell the homemade bread that she’d just finished baking? Can you sense the golden sunshine softly restingContinue reading “Can You?”
If I Could
If I could, I’d go back again And be a better dad to them I’d be consistent every week And start dancing cheek to cheek With their beautiful mother And tell her how no other Could take her place in my life And I’m so glad that she’s my wife. And when she hollers ‘comeContinue reading “If I Could”
Moments Become Memories
I looked at him, as my little boy But for a moment looked away Then glancing back to look again The moment had turned to days How quickly Moments become Memories! Could you slow down just a little, please? They are here and then they’re past The moments come, but they don’t last. No longerContinue reading “Moments Become Memories”
A Few Short Years
They fell in love when they were young. She always knew he was the one. Together, they planned their wedding day, Then said their vows and honeymooned away. But A few months after they said I do, He took his flight on Highway 102. He didn’t survive the road to home, And she cried untilContinue reading “A Few Short Years”
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