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Post by shavonfan on Sept 19, 2005 18:19:37 GMT -5
Thanks for all you've done I've missed you for so long I can't believe you're gone You still live in me I feel you in the wind You guide me constantly
I never knew what it was to be alone, no Cause you were always there for me You were always there waiting And I'll come home and I miss your face so Smiling down on me I close my eyes to see
And I know, you're a part of me And it's your song that sets me free I sing it while I feel I can't hold on I sing tonight cause it comforts me
I carry the things that remind me of you In loving memory of The one that was so true You were as kind as you could be And even though you're gone You still mean the world to me
I never knew what it was to be alone, no Cause you were always there for me You were always there waiting But now I come home and it's not the same, no It feels empty and alone I can't believe you're gone
And I know, you're a part of me And it's your song that sets me free I sing it while I feel I can't hold on I sing tonight cause it comforts me
I'm glad He set you free from sorrow I'll still love you more tomorrow And you will be here with me still
And what you did you did with feeling And you always found the meaning And you always will And you always will And you always will
And I know, you're a part of me And it's your song that sets me free I sing it while I feel I can't hold on I sing tonight cause it comforts me
"In Loving Memory" -by Alter Bridge
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Post by shavonfan on Sept 19, 2005 18:28:59 GMT -5
The occassion? Just another day since my Father's passing on April 15th, 2003. Not one of those days has gone without my thinking of him....in loving memory. "Hey, Dad, I'll never be half the man you were, but I will carry you with me everywhere I go....and I love you."
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Post by ocelot on Sept 19, 2005 19:07:29 GMT -5
That's beautiful Mark, thanks for sharing. I just wish I felt the way about my father as you feel about yours. If you feel such a way, he must of been a great man because you are really special too.
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Post by shavonfan on Sept 19, 2005 20:01:54 GMT -5
My heart goes out to every person who does not and did not have a father like mine, and I do not take it for granted. At his funeral, so many people told me that he was "like a father" to them. How proud I was to be able to say that he WAS my father, and a very good one at it! He was the greatest man I will ever know....so thoughtful, generous, and caring. Leona, it is really nice of you to offer such a compliment as that, and I appreciate it!
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Post by achebeautiful on Apr 15, 2006 10:11:31 GMT -5
In Memory...
...of a beautiful man whose life was defined by the depth of his love and generosity to so many
...a man who will be remembered at the beach, on a boat, or in a beautiful Erie sunset
...a man whose greatest joy was found in his wife, his children and grand-children, and his many close friends
...a man who considered his close friends to be family, and his family to be the closest thing to his heart
This is what is written on the back of the cards that were given out at my Father's funeral. After the family looked through countless poems and sayings without finding anything fitting, one of my brothers suggested that I write something up instead. At first I wasn't sure I could do it because I was so brokenhearted, but I knew my Father deserved at least an attempt. This is what I came up with. Family and friends were so impressed that many of them read it when it was time to share a story about him. The back of his tombstone is engraved with these words as well.
The references to the beach and boat and sunset are due to the fact that my Father spent almost every possible sunny day on his boat! He loved the summer!
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Post by ocelot on Apr 15, 2006 11:20:23 GMT -5
That's beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
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