Today's my father's birthday. He was a retired Marine and passed away 7 years ago. He never met my son. I wrote this for him:
Happy Birthday Dad
Its been 7 long years
Since you left me
So much has happened
That I wish you could see
A beautiful boy
With eyes of blue
He bears the name
Just as you
I look at him
In amazement each day
And wonder if you
Looked at me that way
Lessons will be taught
As well as they should
Like the way you did
In my childhood
He will grow to be
With no morals to lack
And no mistakes to make
Unlike me, to take back
If only I end up
A Father, as a good as you
I will know that there
Was nothing else I could do
I wish you had known him
So that you could see
Im trying to be as good of a father
As you were to me
Happy Birthday to you
From James and from me
Thank you for all
That you did for our family
-David
June 2009
Its been 7 long years
Since you left me
So much has happened
That I wish you could see
A beautiful boy
With eyes of blue
He bears the name
Just as you
I look at him
In amazement each day
And wonder if you
Looked at me that way
Lessons will be taught
As well as they should
Like the way you did
In my childhood
He will grow to be
With no morals to lack
And no mistakes to make
Unlike me, to take back
If only I end up
A Father, as a good as you
I will know that there
Was nothing else I could do
I wish you had known him
So that you could see
Im trying to be as good of a father
As you were to me
Happy Birthday to you
From James and from me
Thank you for all
That you did for our family
-David
June 2009