Grandfather Death Poem

I held your hand as you looked me in the eyes and said "Son please never forget me",
Grandpa it was you who set me free.

You taught me how to tame a bird from the wild,
My happiest memories are with you when I was a child.

You where a man of unbendable steel,
but when it came to your grandkids we were your Achilles heel.

Death may have taken your body but it did not take you
The love that we share even death can’t get through.

I can feel you and I know you can see me,
but the funny thing is when I look in the mirror I see thee.

I am you and when I’m a grandpa I hope to be half the man you are,
I see you in a shooting star

I feel you in the summer breeze
I even miss how you used to tease

Not a day passes where you don’t cross my mind a time or two,
but then again how could it not, I'm just like you.

I will never forget nor love any less
The time we can’t spend together is nothing more then a test.

That day will come where I will come to see you
and my grandson will be doing this to.

I must make my mark in this world as you did yours,
You just relax up there until I finished my life chores,

Grandpa 5 years later and I still haven’t forgotten thee,
after all everything you where in life has now become me.

I am the luckiest guy ever to be able to raise a family as you did,
And I'm sure it won’t take long to see you in my own kid,

I have many things in this life I must yet still do,
I still look up to one person grandpa it will always be you.

When my life is complete I will be with you there,
So until then Grandpa, I love you and take care
When Life Is Complete by Ricky Ringheim @FamilyFriendPoems

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