Father's Day - June 18, 2006
Though most of the time it went unexpressed,
I know we both tried our best
Though we rarely could relate,
I never felt it was too late
To ask
To ask for giving-ness
To apologize for all the stress
It was not my intent to distress
To be family is to be connected
Never to be rejected
Now is a time
To reach for the sublime
To speak from the heart
Before we depart
We only have so many days
To say and share our praise
To convey our peace
Before we are released
What can I do for you
Before we say adieu?
Anything I can say
Before our last day?
Anything you want to hear
So we can be clear?
Anything I should know?
Anything you would like to bestow?
Anything you’d like to say
Without any more delay?
Lost opportunities can’t return
But with last chances we can learn.
Now that I am grown
I have seen what I own
I learned along the way
It’s never too late to say
To say what I actually feel
To take a chance to reveal
What is in our hearts?
What is in our charts?
Get out of our heads
By honoring our family threads
We don’t have to fret
After all what good is regret?
Our pain has helped with our learning
With understanding what we've been yearning
Now is always an opportunity to heal
It’s never too late to be real
Hope you receive this as it was intended
As it was never written wanting you to feel offended
It was written with rhyme
So it would celebrate your time
It really has been no bother
To honor you as my father
Whether you know it or not
You helped me with my yacht
You have helped me to see
What I wanted and needed to be
You did your best
And that is always one’s test.
Hope today you feel some love
From up here and above.
