When kids my age were searching for <br />Heroes, the likes of Roy Rodgers, <br />Gene Autry, Hoppy and John Wayne <br />I already had my idol. <br />A hero is supposed to be <br />Courageous and strong and favored <br />By god. This description aptly <br />fit father then as a youngster <br />And today on this special day. <br />And when he died some years ago <br />A light was extinguished within <br />My soul leaving a darkened void <br />Where once my action hero, dad <br />Was surely the best of them all.<br /><br />Albert Ahearn<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-tribute-to-dad/
