Beloved Father - On his birth anniversay

I know this man
Who is dear to my heart
Suddenly one day
It was torn all apart

This man who taught me every thing
That I needed to know
But I never really listened
Until he had to go

He gave me love
And touched my life
Its all over now
He no longer has to fight

He tried to teach me
Right for wrong
The day he left
I wasn't that strong

He is gone now
It is hard to believe
This man is my dad
Who I will never see

But I will see him again
This I know
The day will come
When its time for me to go

So, I'll hold him dear
And close to my heart
Cause the day we meet
I know we'll never be torn apart.
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We thought of you with love today,
But that is nothing new.
We thought about you yesterday.
And days before that too.
We think of you in silence.
We often speak your name.
Now all we have is memories.
And your picture in a frame.
Your memory is our keepsake.
With which we’ll never part.
God has you in his keeping.
We have you in our heart.
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Gone...but where?
I can't call you on the phone
I can't knock on your door
No matter how loud I scream you can’t respond

You fought with your heart and your soul
you fought for us...
where are you?

I want to hug you and tell you we love you Again
I want sit, laugh and smile the way only you could make me
I miss you like crazy dad
I just wish I could find you somewhere out there to let you know.
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I'm sitting here in my room, looking at your picture.
Wondering why you couldn't be a part of my future.
Uncontrollable tears stream down my face,
while my heart beat starts to race.
Asking god why he took you from my life,
it was more painful than stabbing me in the heart with a knife.
I still needed you here
you were the one to make everything so clear.
you are apart of me and we were a part of you
when you died a part of me died too.
I never knew how hard it was to loose someone you love
until the day you went to heaven above.

Even though I can't see,
I know your up there watching over me.
I miss you more and more everyday
and all I can do is pray.
In my heart you shall forever remain.

Dedicated to my father who died a peaceful death on June 5, 2008
by wife, sons & daughter (in-laws, too)