Father

"Father,"

Leave to me some simple token
That I might remember you by
To reminisce the words I've spoken
Only to earth and sky,
Let it hold some piece of us
In a world of only I.

While the days,
They tumble on
As they are wont to do,
I'll hold in hand,
Through desperate times,
My memory of you.

And know that after all is done
When the world has won the bout
I'll meet you at the edge of life
And let you lead me out.

Lawrence Robert Whalen
February 3, 1945 - December 24, 2006
We love you, always