As the day gets nearer, the days seem to last longer. You were here for most of my life and now you have been gone for so much of it. You would be happy for me now. You would have been proud of my accomplishments. You wanted so much for me and showed me so much. Would I be the same person, have the same standards, be a moral person with out your influence? No. You left me without saying goodbye and that will haunt me forever. I look like you, speak with your voice, think like you and even love sometimes like you. We spent all those summers and afternoons together. Showing me the world through your eyes and your ways. I credit you for my likes and some dislikes. I am proud of my name and of where I come from. You represented a rock in my life. If I needed to talk you were there. You showed me it was al right for a strong man to shed a tear or two. My blue eyes are your blue eyes. You lived life with honor, morals, trust and wisdom. I respect woman because of you. Pain isn't a non-stoppable force, only an obstacle. My last name is yours and I carry it with pride. You were born poor and left me very rich. Money isn't everything and that is why you save it. Your family is what you lived for and loved for. Your music and the Saturday mornings of the Opry really influenced me. Remember when I said, "Guess what? I can play the guitar!!" Then you smirked and said, "That's good. Learn the banjo and then come back and we will talk." Someday I will, promise. The Model A will have your name and love in it. You served this country without making it known. If I could be back fishing on that bank with you, I would leave everything right now to meet you there. I didn't want to leave you that day. You wouldn't have left me. I stood like a stone for you. There was no one that would have separated us. For every shot they fired that day, I felt more and more alone. My kids will never meet you. All they will know is what I tell them. It isn't fair that I knew you and they won't. That is what you mean to me. I look at your picture everyday and smile. Love you Grandpa.
starry_eyed:
outstanding. this is beautiful
laceyglove:
Sushi ah yes, tuna rolls are good, theres the typical california roll, crabmeat, avacado, theres salmon skin roll, it sounds gross but it's not too bad, they fry the skin and add it to the roll - if you like a fishy taste. I'm weird about food, i used to be vegetarian, years ago, so now when i eat certain animal foods, it tastes like animal fur to me. And no i don't know what animal fur taste like, it's just what i assume. You see i'm very different, i know all people are different but i'm well, openly-unique about certain matters, animal food is one of them. If you are ever in the D.C. area let me know, there are some killer sushi places here. 