A kind man he was - that I knew of him,
Hard-working, family-minded, and loving;
To me, he was the best I ever had,
The one for all his generations cared,
A wise man to his children guiding;
That’s what I’ll remember of him.
A month after he had forever left,
I dreamt a dream that forever clings:
A dream of him in many forms –
Tall, short, well-built, chubby, the norm;
They were sent to tend me of future things,
Found in others, his character he left.
I sought an answer that he alone could give,
I found a pastor or a leader;
I sought a counselor and friend,
I found him in my best of friends;
I found my mentor in all my teachers;
In all the above, my father still lives.
To give gratitude to this man I love dearly,
A ‘Thank You’ would not suffice my love –
I would need a life with him again
To show, among all, he’s the main;
To say, in Heaven, I’ll see you above,
And, finally, to demonstrate my love clearly.