Dear Grandad...

I never intended to publish this poem, I wrote this poem a little over a month ago, for my grandad who was ill. I sent it on Wednesday 25th of February and it arrived at my Grandparent's house on Friday the 27th; unfortunately the circle of life took it's course, Grandad died on the 26th of February, he never got to read his poem. The poem got read out at his funeral, so now, one month after we lost Grandad I am laying his poem to rest.

Dear Grandad,
All life must come to an end,
So to be happy I won't pretend.
I'll miss you when you have to go,
Because I love you so much so.

Thank you for all you have done,
For so many days of fun,
I'll forever carry you in my heart,
It doesn't matter if we are far apart.

I think of you whenever I see a star,
It worries me that right now we are so far.
I'll always remember all the fun we had,
You are my hero, did you know grandad?

Whenever I needed you gave me a hug,
Never once did you turn away and shrug.
You knew how to stop all of my tears,
You made me overcome all of my fears.

Thank you for standing right by my side,
"He's my Grandad" I always say with pride.
I appreciate all you've done and all you do,
So I wrote this poem just for you!

Love you Grandad xx

"A thousand words won't bring you back, I know because I've tried; Nor will a thousand tears, I know because I've cried. If love alone could have saved you you never would have died."  Sleep tight Grandad.

© 2015 Poems  Kellen Foord