
A THANKSGIVING DAYIN THE LATE 90'S
DAD ALWAYS SHOWED UP EARLY
WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE
HANGING HIS COAT, JACKET WITH
HIS HAT
TAKING HIS PLACE IN THE FIRST CHAIR
AS YOU ENTER THE FAMILY ROOM
IT WAS HIS PLACE FOR 21 YEARS
THEN HE WOULD SAY HELLO BEVERLEY
IS THE COFFEE READY HE LIKED IT HOT
AT EVERY MEAL OF HIS LIFE
HE WAS AT OUR HOME FOR EVERY CELEBRATION
UNTIL THE LAST YEAR OF HIS LIFE
THE DINING ROOM WITH THE HONOR CHAIR
WAS EMPTY, IT TOOK YOUR BREATH AWAY
WE BRUSHED A TEAR FROM OUR EYE
OH IT HURT
NO ONE SIT IN HIS CHAIR
written by Beverley H. Hanes
11-17-2012
Dad died this year on March the 2nd
living a full life maybe not always
the life he had dreamed of but it was
his life and he is to be admired for
he choose well