Reunited

Reunited.


I’ll more than likely visit in the holidays,
now that you’re together again.
I’m busy with my work and the family,
but at least I know I’ll always catch you in.

Life was harder when at first you parted.
When suddenly one of you was gone.
Mum remained on this side broken hearted.
She did not have the strength to carry on.

The family gathered around her to encourage her.
To mend her broken life our love to give.
She carried on with life, the best she could
But without you Dad, she did n’t want to live.

So now we’ll bring you flowers in the winter.
And plant a small bush here beside your stone.
And when we come to visit in the summer.
All of us will see how well it’s grown.

We tell the younger children all about you
The offspring of our wider family.
Collective love for future generations.
Protective care we give instinctively.

We often get together to remember
And talk about the life we had back then.
We pass around the photos when we gather.
On some or other family event..

We tell the children all about your values.
The good things that we came to understand.
Respect and care for others and for ourselves
Don’t forget that “ Manners maketh man..”

And so we carry on the journey.
The path you worked so hard to set us on.
Teaching us to work and thrive and prosper.
Prepared us for the time when you were gone..


We’ll never pay you back for what you gave us.
The good things that we came to understand.
I was still your little boy whilst you were here.
But now you’re gone I’m suddenly a man.


And when I come to visit in the summer.
When the bush we planted grows into a tree.
I’ll come to understand that you’re together.
Reunited wherever you may be,