The quiet achiever, <br />Loved by all, <br />All loved in return. <br />The working class man, <br />Always there to help, <br />Be it at home, The RSL club, <br />Or anyone with a broken washing machine, <br />Who's going to fix them now? <br />With your passing a hole, <br />A hole that no-one will ever fill, <br />The memories that we have, <br />Each individual, <br />Each on it's own, <br />No more will we walk into Nan and Pop's, <br />To see and hear you, Sitting at the kitchen table, <br />Smoking a cigarette and drinking your tea, <br />No more will we sit, <br />Talking at the family BBQ, <br />Listening to that laugh, A laugh that is unique, <br />Unique just like you Pop <br />But while we have that bird, The galah, <br />That bloody cough will never fade, <br />Your grandchildren, <br />The apple of your eye, <br />Only after Kate, May and Polly Wong, <br />Our nicknames are unique and special, <br />With Weezie, Tasha Lee the bullfrog with his spare tyre, Nahnie, Mandy Mouse or Skinny Minnie, Fat Freddo Frog, Jack or Little Jerry, Blue and the Little Pickannie, <br />With only two not recieving the priviledge of a nickname, <br />Growing up on the farm, <br />You taught us all, <br />No matter our age, <br />We all had to help, <br />To be a team player, <br />You showed us what work was, <br />The rewards at the days end, <br />You taught us many things, <br />If something was broken, <br />Don't throw it away, Fix it! <br />If you couldn't, then no-one could, <br />From that we are all very independant, <br />If we couldn't do it, It wasn't worth doing, <br />The man of very few words, <br />But the actions of a thousand, <br />To talk of something you liked, <br />The thought of us speaking, Think again, <br />The heartache and shock, Will pass, <br />But the memories and thoughts, <br />Wont fade, <br />To you Pop, <br />We say goodbye, For now, <br />But we will meet again, <br />For a joyous reunion, <br />We love you, <br />With the deepth of the deepest ocean. <br />Love Always.<br /><br />Kirstinlouise Oliver<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-poem-for-pop/
