A DEDICATION TO MY DEAR FATHER

1925 - 2014

My dear loving and well-loved dad,
You had lived so cleanly like a fine lad.

Though now we're all naturally sad,

Admiration for you comforts us a tad.

Thanks for everything we ever had.

Your loyalty to us a constant, not a fad.

You used to work so hard, as if mad. 

That's why our lives were never bad.

Writing your quiet story on my iPad,

It's like a great novel still unread.

Your life's fullness makes me glad,

To it, there's nothing more I could add!