The strength it takes to be a man
admired by the masses
Is absent in his trembling hand
in search of reading glasses
His tired eyes still hold that light
that never seems to dim
A love of life for which he fights
still flows from deep within
He longs to be a hundred years
upon this Mother Earth
At eighty-nine he’s faced his fears
God must have seen his worth
The road ahead will challenge him
to gain back what he had
I have no doubt he’ll fight and win
this man of men, MY DAD!
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Beautiful poem Shirley. 🙂
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Thank you, Mike!
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