Daddy I love You!

Daylight almost always found you
  ~ Bible in hand rocking by the fire.
Already you had done more than some
  ~ men do in a day and were about to leave for work.
Doing the work of two men Half your age
  ~ a factory slave for most of your life.
Daring to marry a young 'un they said wouldn't stay
  ~ staying together to raise eight. Praying us grown.
You left to soon you know. That Sunday before day
  ~ Bible at hand, Sitting in your chair. One Last I love you.

I wanted to tell you so many things.
  ~ I wanted to ask you more questions.


Longing for you. Sometimes I smell your cigar
  ~ and I feel that you are near.
One of the cool breezes I feel touch me.
  ~ If I turned would you be there?
Very Likely wearing that Dark green sweater
  ~ that Mama knitted and you wore so often.
Every day I think of you rocking
  ~ eyes sometimes closed but not asleep.


Yes, I know you loved every one of us.
  ~ your children, your brothers, sister, Wife.
One day, we are taught, that we will meet again
  ~ in Heaven where some circles will be broken.
Until then we miss you Daddy. Mama is lonely
  ~ and I just wanted to say Daddy I love you!