Today My Father Died

Today the light of his star reached the Earth,

And ceased to exist and to shine

Eighty-eight years since the time of his birth,

It has taken for it to decline.

It was a star with a radiant beam,

With a loyal and valiant glow,

But now it cannot be seen

By these wet eyes that loved him so.

I can do nothing but remember him now,

For his spirit will walk in his space,

Along the trails that live in my mind,

Where he’ll occupy a permanent place,

And will surely therein soon find,

The glow of my Mother's sweet face.

© Colin F Jones 23 August 05

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