Introducing Me

Ode to My Grandpa

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Ode to my grandpa

You show me what beauty is really made of

It's made of leaves and trees not makeup and hair

You are as wise as an owl in the stories you told me at night

You show me what life is about

About loving and caring not being rich and famous

You showed me that there is more to life

Not just city lights and air conditioning

But camp fires and lightning bugs

You showed me the love a family could hold

Full of joy and laughter and tears and pain

Together.

I remember your teasing that was full of smiles

The way your eyes would light up like stars

Your loud laughter and easy joy

The way you brought life into the room with your confidence

Your strong arms full of beautiful embraces

Your calloused hands from days of hard work

Working with hammer and nails

And working with rope and high sails

You were fearless and full of curiosity

So intrigued to learn more about this dark world

The world that you knew was made light

By only one God

Your God, and my God

You believed down here

Your faith as strong as the mountains you faced

As deep as the oceans you crossed

I didn't know you that well

But I want to know you

And I want to know what you knew

At the end of a hard week

I know that you would have persevered

So I do my best to pray up to the God that you prayed to also

Now you are with Him

And you would say not to miss you

But I do, I miss you, and I love you

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