In Loving Memory Of...

July 4, 1931 - June 28, 1994

What I'd give if I could say

Hello Dad in the same old way.

To hear your voice and see your smile,

to sit with you and chat awhile.

Please God forgive a silent tear,

a fervent wish my Dad was here.

There are others, yes I know,

but he was mine and I loved him so.

Dear God, take a message

to my Father in Heaven above,

tell him how much we miss him

and give him all our love.

****Edited to add: I have had a couple of comments and e-mails about this post, I just want to clarify that this In Memoriam was for my Father In Law and not my Father. The verse is one Ed and I had put in the local paper one year for his Father. My Father is alive and well, he will turn 76 next month. I am sorry for any confusion, it was not my intent.
Kim