You went ahead <br />To welcome Mom in your arms <br />Forever holding hands together <br />In a permanent place you called home <br /> <br />Remembering you made my tears rolling <br />You are a good provider, our strength <br />Our teacher, friend and defender <br /> <br />You wanted to fill our home <br />with laughter and songs <br />you always smile, hear our cries <br />you cover us with your mantle of love <br /> <br />you never disciplined us with your stick <br />you taught us how to listen, not to be judgmental <br />to love and to be sensitive <br />to the needs of others <br /> <br />I always run to you when i am down <br />begging you to listen to all my woes <br />and you just embrace me, whispering.. <br />'all is well, don't give up.. <br />we have a God who hears you in heaven above' <br /> <br />Your music is your life <br />You wanted us to make music our life, too <br />Little did i know..that the music you taught me <br />Is the very music that will keep me through <br /> <br />Thank you for the music, the singing and the laughter <br />It echoed in my heart and my very soul <br />Thank you for all the wonderful things you did to me <br />Thank you for making me the kind of person <br />The Lord wanted me to be <br /> <br />I LOVE YOU DAD..I MISS YOU.. <br /> <br /> <br />I am sorry, i was not at your beck <br />To care for you <br />To hold your trembling hands <br />You wanted me to stay <br />But i did follow my heart <br />To a place where i know <br />I can be at peace <br /> <br />You promised to love Mom until the end <br />Praising God to no end <br />And i am here <br />Promising to see you all <br />When my time comes <br />There are plenty of rooms for the three of us <br />I promise to be good <br />I promise <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />a tribute to my loving father..thank you for reading...God bless you<br /><br />Meggie Gultiano<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/thank-you-for-the-music-dad/
