A Wise Man

[BeArSKiTKaT]

I’ll not grieve now that you are gone
I’ll just carry on,
Picking up the torch that has
Been laid down
Taking to heart the lessons that have been
Passed from you to me,

Your legacy lives on in every breath I take
Every word I speak every deed I undertake.

Memories from within serve as reminders
On lessons learned;
Be of meek and mild spirit
Yet girded with the truth,
Prepared to stand and fight
For that which is right.

Your legacy lives on in every breath I take
Every word I speak every deed I undertake.

To see and answer the needs
Found in desperate eyes
With such unselfish acts
You left us a richer, less tarnished world;
Where hope is not an empty word
But the tangible thread we hold onto.

Your legacy lives on in every breath I take
Every word I speak every deed I undertake.

Smiles that could brighten the darkest night
And lift the saddest of hearts,
Stories of days gone by that evoked
Emotions and chuckles alike from all who heard,
And silly songs sung to the young
Still warm our hearts and feed our souls.

Your legacy lives on in every breath I take
Every word I speak every deed I undertake.

Wisdom gained from knowledge and truth
Was passed from you to me
And it shall travel further as I pass it
To another, this wisdom was the greatest gift;
An example to follow, a love to depend on,
A father to abide in.

Your legacy lives on in every breath I take
Every word I speak every deed I undertake.

Kathleen D. McKinney
04/01/09

 

[porterjack]

welcome