Rain on Father's Day
Rain on Father's Day
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
It means that you are gone, Dad
A gentle remembrance of the time
You were here
How wonderful those days wereYour understanding wisdom heard
Your gentle touch upon my shoulder
Your warm smile danced
Upon my upturned face
And brought happiness within
Your heartfelt father's love
Embraced not just meBut all of us
We were warm, secure, comforted
By a father who stood
Above all the others
Because you were always there
Stalwart in your duties
Never missing in action
You were the heart and soul
Of our family
Holding us together
You are gone today and
A tear slips down my face
As I look at your cold tombstone
Just as the raindrops
Slip off the Vermont granite box
That is all that is left of you
Of your outward presence today
Your name in raised letters
All that is left of a life well-lived
What a shame -- a granite box
When it should have been
A monument to your fine deeds
A Patton obelisk
Above all the others
Because you were always there
Stalwart in your duties
Never missing in action
You were the heart and soul
Of our family
Holding us together
You are gone today and
A tear slips down my face
As I look at your cold tombstone
Just as the raindrops
Slip off the Vermont granite box
That is all that is left of you
Of your outward presence today
Your name in raised letters
All that is left of a life well-lived
What a shame -- a granite box
When it should have been
A monument to your fine deeds
A Patton obelisk
As straight and tall
As the life you lead
We have not done you justice, Dad
For the type of man you were
A quiet, gentle man of few words
Huge, strong, caring
Romantic and true
You always stood by us
That is why today there is
Rain on Father's Day
Copyright (2013) Suzannah Wolf Walker all rights reserved
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