('Gab'' who died of cancer May 10th 1978) <br /> <br /> <br /> Such a long time gone <br /> But still freshly missed <br /> Grief so unrelenting and brutal <br /> He was the light within my darkness. <br /> <br /> Never questioned nor doubted <br /> Raised a hand to punish <br /> Always there for me <br /> Giving love and support. <br /> <br /> Never spoke but good of folk <br /> Worked long hours raising sons <br /> Always doing his best <br /> Earning his daily bread with gratitude. <br /> <br /> I never understood his eminence <br /> How much I loved him <br /> Until he was gone and coffin dead <br /> And now with each heartbeat I miss him.<br /><br />Colin Ian Jeffery<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/my-father-87/
