A family means a FATHER Who stands there real strong One who praises you for good And willing to correct you when you are wrong He works hard each and every day Making earnings so as to buy Whatever the family is needing He is always there to answer why He shows us love and caring In his own special ways He is always there for us Each and every one of our days
A family means a MOTHER Who knows just what you need Cooking up all the good things Making meals, that to you, she will feed She makes sure you have clothes That fit each of us just right She washes all the clothes for us Working hard from morning until night She tends to us when we are ill Making us take medicine to make us well She shows her constant loving And this we can all surely tell
A family means a SISTER Who is there to lend an ear She sits and listens for hours As all of your problems she wants to hear She will be there to comfort you When everything around seems blue She will be there to console And do whatever she can for you She will want what is best Putting herself after everyone She puts herself at the end And takes what is left when others are done
A family means a BROTHER Who stands beside you with pride He is always there for you He will never run and hide He helps to protect you from evil Making sure that safe you will stay He will listen when you ask a question Pay attention to what he does say He lets you, when he goes, tag along And even join in on his fun He never pushes you away, saying "Get out of here" He will play with you until the day is done
A family means the RELATIVES That are there for you Whenever the going gets tough They are there to help you make it through And talk about old times They are the ones that come and visit They give you a hug when it is needed When you are troubled, they say, "Please come and sit" They are always there with open hearts And want you know they really care As they are caring and understanding And all of your concerns they want to share
So when to us a FAMILY is mentioned I hope we can look around and see All the ones that are there There to stand by you and me We can count all our blessings And know how lucky we are for these For without the ones that we now have Life would not be such a breeze Now I would like to thank you one and all For all that you have done for me And want you to know this one last fact When in need you can count on me
My Grandmother meant the world to me Someone I enjoyed to go see She was the one who was always fair One could tell that she really did care Her visits were welcomed and filled me with joy She would visit with me and check out my new toy Many times I would bring my worries to her Climbing up trees, she thought a little too far Hanging upside down, the wind blowing me too and fro Hollering to her, "Gram! Come see me go!" I remember the games that she taught me to play Things to do and kind words to say Sitting at the table with her cribbage board When I made a mistake, never a harsh word In her gentle and sweet voice she would just say "No! That is not the way that we play." Many a crossword I watched her complete Completing some was no easy feat She stood by and watched as I steadily grew If, what that meant to me, she only knew She lived in our house for a few years When she left I had to fight back my tears She saw me graduate, a special time in my life And then start out building my own special life Many a time I would think of her and wonder What she was doing, her health I would ponder She moved and went many miles away I would not get to see her for many a day I then joined the service, calling cadence out loud If she could have seen me then, I know she would have been proud Returning home after proudly serving my country Some disturbing news was passed on to me My Grandmother was ill and it certainly looked bad No one really knew how much time she had I made me a vow, I would see her before it was too late So I sat down and then I came up with a date I took the trip down south, in a blizzard of snow This trip, I would not be denied, as onward I would go I traveled the highways down to the south So she could hear the words from my very own mouth "Grandma! I missed you and I love you a lot" Seeing her lying there helplessly, my tears I fought After seeing her I left the room and let her rest Knowing quite well, this would be the best I would then return to say my final good-bye Thinking to myself, "Why! Dear God!! Please tell me why" Then the news came that she had passed away There in her bed, her soul, to heaven slipped away I then went to the funeral to pay my last respect Her passing was hard for me to accept Of all the days we had been kept apart This special day was really tearing me apart Her remembrance will always remain deep in my heart Thoughts of the good times will never depart Now when times are tough and the right path hard to see I remember the knowledge that she passed on to me Now to my Grandmother, in prayer, there is one thing to say "Keep on that cheerful smile as we will be together one day." And from my heart and straight to you Your memory will always remain strong, and I will always love you
I remember him standing there so tall and strong He would work really hard all day long He would be out when the sun still slept This vigorous ordeal, each day he kept He would be out in the fields for the whole day At noon he would take his only break of the day He would cut the hay and lay it out straight And for the sun to dry it he would then wait Then to the house he would return when it was dark "This has been a long day!", I would hear him remark He would then wipe the sweat from his brow He did this each day, I knew not how He would always smile and make time for me Telling me many a story as I sat on his knee Telling me of times when he was also small Amazing me to how easy these he could recall Then I would watch as he faded of to sleep in his chair Gram would then cover him and say, "Just leave him right there!" He always knew when I was sad and broken hearted Especially when my mom and dad had departed He then told me words that still stick with me Words that I will remember and that are special to me "Nothing in the world is fair!", he would say "But each dog will sooner or later have their day" "Now to the deserving this will all turn out good" So do unto others good, and treat them like you should" "Because when the time comes and a friend you need" "You will be able to count on them indeed" Then I remember that day I came running inside Looking for Gram and my eyes open wide "I exclaimed, "Come with me and look at Grandpa!!" I wanted her to see what I had saw We went to the barn and the tractor inside Upon it set Grandpa looking like he was ready to ride He was slumped over and laying against the steering wheel so black I was screaming his name but he wouldn't answer back Now Grandma looked at me and I saw a strain on that face The same as when mom and dad had passed and she gave me that embrace I knew right then what had happened for sure My mind was filled with anger and my heart was tore This great man had died as he had lived his life Getting ready to go to work and provide for his wife Grandma took me and we went back inside The pain I was feeling I was not able to hide Well they came and got him and took him away I didn't see him again until that final day At the graveside things were said that I didn't understand But one thing for sure, they were burying one hell of a man There were more people there then I had ever seen before To pay their last respects to a great man, I was sure Well when it was over I walked over to the grave And to my Grandpa my little tractor I gave I knew right then he would be happy wherever he went As with him this tractor, with love, I had sent Now he would be able to work those fields up high As he watched down upon me from that bright blue sky
Into this world joy does come Not for all but a selected some The news will fill some couples with bountiful joy One question remains. A Girl or a Boy? Through the waiting they share the events Relishing in the joys, lasting through the torments Along he goes with her crazy whims and diet Whatever she ask, if possible, he would buy it At her side he will faithfully stand So together they can enjoy this event so grand Finally the ending has come into sight Next question, Would it be in the day or in the middle of the night? Finally he hears the words for which he does wait "Let us get going," she says, "before it is too late" Out to the car they go in a flash Off to the hospital they go in a dash The labor room is the first stop that they make The pains are closer, how much longer can it take Finally the doctor says "The time has come and all is okay!" As to the delivery room they speed on their way Finally the time has come to end all the pain Panting, puffing and pushing she does strain Finally the time comes for a joyous climax None of this would they ever want to take back Now they both may relax and enjoy this day for all it is worth Living and enjoying this miracle called BIRTH
""""Daddy Tell Me Why""""
I remember the nights filled with horror That I would cry myself to sleep with fear Listening to my daddy scream and holler And verbally abuse my loving mother He would rant and rave, arguing just to argue No one could do no write, no matter what you do I know my daddy was a proud man inside But only if his built up rage he could learn to control and hide Many times I would see the bruises from the landed blows
And see the broken items that he picks up and throws Watching in silence as the family slipped apart Wanting to say something but not knowing where to start I remember asking my daddy for help to fix a toy Him saying “ Get away! I don’t have time for you boy!” This tore my heart and gave me pain inside My mind keeps going back to those days of horror I hide I would watch as he would leave each day And hard at work he would always stay
Working for the family as he gave us a place to be
But it would have been even better having a daddy who loved me Then I heard the words said, late in the darkness one night Said in the throws of a knock down, drag out fight He said, “This family I am leaving I don’t any of you no more” If he only knew how those words made my heart sore Then the daylight came and the time was finally here When my daddy walked out the door, but it didn’t end my fear I looked on with tears in my eyes and running down my face As my heart told me, after my daddy chase He said not a word to me but walked right on by I just wanted the time to ask my daddy why
Why he was so angry and took it out on us Never compliment the things we did, but always to us fuss
He never said the words I Love You to any And the scars he was now leaving are many I knew this was the end of the family as I now knew What would happen to me now what would mom do I looked at her and saw that even she did cry And I yelled out in anger, “Please! Daddy tell me why!!” Now to this day I still wonder with the memories that I have
If it hurt to much for him, that’s why no reason he gave He could not explain the way he felt inside
And all the pain of failure he was gallantly trying to hide As I stop and look back over the years that have gone by There is one thing I need to understand, if I try I don’t ask him to love me any more then he did then But to remember in his memories of times way back when We can discuss these heart tearing events if we try But I just want the chance to say to him, “Daddy Tell Me Why”
My Grandfather was a wise man And I listened when he talked I went along with him when I could Was beside him when he walked He told of times that were hard And wanted me to understand That though life was full of fun There were going to be times not so grand
He told of times when food was scarce And he had very little to eat But with the love and kindness shown to him The hard times he was able to beat
He told of times when there was war And family and friends, over the ocean, were sent Of how scared he had been right then But when they called his number, he proudly went Of the bad memories he had from those days He told me of the killings and watching his friends die How there were explosions all around him Seeing dead bodies everywhere and silently asking why He told of cars that you had to crank to start And how they would not go very fast Of how times certainly had changed in the country How they had raised the price of gas Telling me of family members I never got to know Of things that they did together with love
And what they meant deep in his heart As I saw his eyes glance up above He told me of times when things were bad As panic quickly swept over this proud and strong country Of the banks closing their doors in front of all the people Who only wanted their hard earned money He told of watching his children grow and move on And the love that he had inside for each Of all the things that he had taught them So all their goals would be within reach He talked of pride of the things they had done And the families they had of their own
How proudly he saw them all now model citizens
As into proud parents they had all grown He told of the pain he felt when one of them passed away How a part of his heart had died that day How he stood there torn inside as the body was laid to rest And the silent memories of them, he wouldn’t let slip away He told me of my grandma, that he loved
And all the years, together they had spent That he’d change nothing of this loving woman he married
He had loved the way the years had went He went on about the land and things I couldn’t see He told me of a special place he had by a running brook When at times he wanted to be alone, there he went On this day he took me there to look When we entered that little grassy spot He sat down on the ground and motioned for me to sit too He then turned to me with a solemn face And said listen carefully to these words I say to you There will be many times in life you will be hurt By others that are trying to get to the top But move on steadily through your life And never let your goals and dreams, you have, stop Treat every person that you meet in life
As if they were yourself and you were looking in a mirror Because only then can you honestly say to each I have been honest to each and couldn’t be any fairer Never judge anyone that you meet in life
As everyone has their own coarse and goals And they will be judged for what they are and do When after life God gathers up their souls So I took these words that he had spoken to me And put them in my mind and took them to heart And now though my grandfather is now dead and gone I can thank him for giving me these words, my life to start
Here I sit in my chair With my bundle of joy on my knee I am talking about the most precious thing My precious baby boy I remember the day that he was born And all the pride it gave to me
How one little miracle of god Could bring so much pleasure to me I watched as my wife gave birth
And into this world he was brought I was over flowing with happiness As the tears of joy, back, I fought I know I would watch him grow over the years And I would teach him to be strong I would always try and correct his errors Teaching him from what is right and wrong I will teach him how to play sports And show him that he should always be fair That everything that he is given in life
Then extra he should share I would watch him play his sports And teach him to be the best he can be Because that precious bundle of joy Will get all my love that I have in me Then I will answer all the question he has And teach him all that I know Make sure that he gets the education he needs So that into an outstanding citizen he will grow I will teach all I know of love And how to respect others that are around I will teach him to stand true and strong And in anger to utter not a sound Then I will watch as this miracle of god
Grows up and becomes a man Teach him his morals and values So that with pride and honor he can stand
Now then my job will then be complete As I had raised him the best I know how But still there will be times that he needs me The same as he does right now And I will always be there to answer when he calls In case there is something that he needs to know But from all this loving support I give to him A true and great man will grow Then he will start a family soon enough And then kids he will want to have And then he will be able to live through all the fun That this bundle of joy to me gave Then he will be sitting in his chair
Doing the same thing as me Taking all the pleasure and gleaming with pride As he bounces his bundle of joy on his knee