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Back in the year,
Of nineteen seventy-one.
I was one,
Of my fathers three sons.

I thought I was,
A six-year-old know it all.
Truth be told,
To my britches was a little tall.

Truly I was,
A little hard to bear.
But my dad,
Had wisdom to spare.

He taught me values,
With the sternness of his voice.
And occasional his hand,
When I left him no choice.

I learned what hard work was,
By the example he led.
Many times he was still at work,
When I went to bed.

I grew up with,
Values, respect and esteem.
And the confidence,
To live out all of my dreams.

I own who I am now,
To the memory of that man.
Even though he’s gone,
I still hold his hand.
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Back In The Year

Contributed by Jeff_Scott_Morehead on Friday, 2nd January 2004 @ 04:25:11 PM in AEST
Topic: FamilyPoems

Back In The Year

Back in the year,
Of nineteen seventy-one.
I was one,
Of my fathers three sons.

I thought I was,
A six-year-old know it all.
Truth be told,
To my britches was a little tall.

Truly I was,
A little hard to bear.
But my dad,
Had wisdom to spare.

He taught me values,
With the sternness of his voice.
And occasional his hand,
When I left him no choice.

I learned what hard work was,
By the example he led.
Many times he was still at work,
When I went to bed.

I grew up with,
Values, respect and esteem.
And the confidence,
To live out all of my dreams.

I own who I am now,
To the memory of that man.
Even though he’s gone,
I still hold his hand.

Copyright Â© Jeff_Scott_Morehead ... [ 2004-01-02 16:25:11]
(Date/Time posted on site)

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Re: Back In The Year (User Rating: 1 )
by emystar on Friday, 2nd January 2004 @ 04:48:01 PM AEST
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Hi,
this is so precious and reminds me of my dad deceased 7 years this month.
As our guardian angels they indeed hold our lives-n-hearts in their hands.
I remember when I finally broke Dad caught me and said, You've held me up long enuff, let me hold u now. Mom was right beside him deaceasd since 1979.
They still carry my loads and interceed on my behalf.
Didn't mean to write a book.
This is really great, straite from the heart.
peace, joy, luv, huggs,
emy

Re: Back In The Year (User Rating: 1 )
by Jenni_Kalicharan on Friday, 2nd January 2004 @ 07:40:45 PM AEST
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Excellent tribute to a great man, I'm sure.....
He has certainly done well...
Happy New Year, Jeff..
Jenni

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