He loved my mother dearly.
Mom often told me so
As she filled me in on things about
The dad I didn’t know.
He never knew a stranger, and
Kind deeds he’d always show;
His smile revealed the caring of
The dad I didn’t know.
His death came unexpectedly
The day his heart let go;
We children all felt cheated of
The dad we didn’t know.
He missed so much and never got
To see his family grow.
One picture's all I have now, of
The dad I didn’t know.
I pray that I can give my kids,
(In the time that’s mine below),
The love I missed and longed for from
The dad I didn’t know.
This poem reflects some thoughts about my father who died when I was very young. He passed early one morning; our family was caught off guard. We never had the chance to say goodbye, for an abrupt heart attack had taken him away. I have often longed for the opportunity to spend just a few minutes with him, but sadly, on earth, it shall never be. I have allowed this reminder to motivate me to be a better father and make the most of the life God has given me. May it touch your heart in some small way, Loyd.
©Loyd C Taylor, Sr. – June 2009
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. Exodus 20:12