I read this poem at my father’s memorial service July 16, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Though my dad\u2019s life can\u2019t be summed so quickly
If penned, his stories would take pages stacked thickly
But still I will say
Some words on this day
To share with you what made him tick<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He showed kindness to all
A friend or a stranger
He\u2019s who you could call
If you were in danger<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He gave gifts and toys
Without hesitation
To all girls and boys
With or without relation<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In his class he would sing
To all of his pupils
In a voice that would ring
Without any scruples. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When his laugh arose
It could be heard for miles
He was invited to shows
Just to bring smiles<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Always eager to help out
Regardless of how
He was always devout
To put his hand to the plow<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He\u2019d tell you his stories
Many times, you would find
But told with such relish
You just couldn\u2019t mind<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like the time o\u2019er in England
Back many a year
A strange lady grabbed him, yelling
\u201cI\u2019ve got a deathly sick boy, \u2018ere!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If mom had an inkling
Of a home project in her head
My dad would start tinkering
And poof: raised flower bed<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He worked hard then retired
at 53
To be with his wife he admired
And watch AGT [America\u2019s Got Talent]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He showed great selfless love
The true definition
He learned from God above
And made it his mission<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He would feel sad
When he watched the news
Seeing all of the bad
That people do choose<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But then he’d recall
God’s hope and his plan
That Salvation’s call
Will one day be for all man<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was not a man of pride
He had great humility
He believed God would provide
Beyond his own ability<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He prayed for his loved ones
And for his nation
He longed for God’s kingdom
With great anticipation <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now he\u2019s left his mark
And brought joy to this place
He was a light in the dark
Now he’s run his race<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And finished it strong
He served till the end
It won’t be long now
We can see him again<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I read this poem at my father’s memorial service July 16, 2022.<\/p>\n
Though my dad\u2019s life can\u2019t be summed so quickly
\nIf penned, his stories would take pages stacked thickly
\nBut still I will say
\nSome words on this day
\nTo share with you what made him tick….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life","category-religion","clearfix","post-index"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/corbinrose.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/facebook_1657480892796_6951978738581929544-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/corbinrose.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/corbinrose.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/corbinrose.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corbinrose.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corbinrose.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/corbinrose.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4120\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corbinrose.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/corbinrose.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corbinrose.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corbinrose.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}