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I'll see you tomorrow, Dad, I said,
in your hospital room that night.
Why didn't I say I love you,
you said you would be all right.
Tell your mother to bring my clothes, you said.
I'm coming home tomorrow.
You didn't know, neither did I,
mornings'light would bring such sorrow.
It was so hard for Mama, Dad,
her devotion to you was enduring.
You chose a keeper, Dad, in Mom,
her faith was so reassuring.
I'd already lost my son, Dad,
such heartbreak I've never known.
I didn't know that dance would be our last,
didn't know God would call him home.
Did the angels carry him, Dad,
from my arms to yours,
did you give him one last hug for me;
his life here was so brief, I've never known such grief;
from an instant to eternity.
Now, Mama is with you, too, Dad,
my sister's son, Jeff, as well.
Tell them I love them, tell them I miss them, as I wait for;
the pre-destined toll of the bell.
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Very moving and sensitive poem...thank you for sharing it. - Jay Cookingham
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