A poem I wrote for my departed Father, sure do miss him...

[cowpuc]

As many of you know, my Dad passed away a couple weeks ago.. Thank you again for all the condolences!!

Anyway,, being a person of the pen, putting my emotional feelings into the written word always seems to help me somehow. I thought I would share another piece of my heart with anyone out there that might be interested in reading it. I am not sure who or how this may affect someone else that has been thru this horrible grieving process but, posting it helps me and I somehow hope it affects someone else in a positive way...

Love your parents if they are still around, be thankful for the time you had with them if they have passed on..

Puc

 

I am proud to have been your "sidekick" as folks on your Linen route would say,

and to follow in your footsteps whether working or at play.

Footsteps thru the Deer woods set forever in my mind,

a .300 Savage for my Father and his sidekick not far behind..

The day you gave to me a puppy - "Doc" loved your footsteps too,

a day off school to go chase pheasants - just me and Doc and you..

That '59 Sears Moped that we loaded in your Linen Van,

those footsteps walked beside it as your sidekick became a man..

Fruitport Schools didn't like me - they had me on the floor,

but they told a different story when your footsteps left the door..

When Cheryl and I got married and you welcomed her as your own,

those footsteps ran to greet new life with Grand Kids near your throne.

Charley Brown with Billy The Kid, little Bucky and Becky came along,

They each learned to treasure your footsteps and sing your Birthday song.

You taught us all to live and love with the time here that you had,

and follow your footsteps to Heavens gate to be there with you Dad.

[Monty]

Nice poem, indeed. I know you miss him, but I got a feeling he will always be with you.

[Ben Rollins]

Very nice Puc.

[Squidley]

As usual, your way with words touches folks. That was an awesome read Puc, Thank You for sharing your emotions with us. I personally am very humbled that you trust us with your inner most feeling all the best my brother...

[Yammer Dan]

Good one Puc. The Preacher passed a Remington "300 Savage" 760 Gamemaster down to me. Sweetest little rifle I have ever held. Never been cut for a scope. And it won't be. I tease the boys telling them only take one shell with me. (I sneak along a few extra but went fpr years without needing extras) Didn't mean to Hi-jack but that 300 Savage brought back a lot of memories!! Poem was good reading.

[naturbar]

A very nice tribute to your dad and best friend. I am curious if that '59 Moped was the "beginning" of your bike life? Also I hope you are progressing well with your health issue.

[Oldodge]

Very nice Puc. Thank you for sharing.

[Drews]

puc.

[bmiller]

Thanks for sharing Puc, it is a touching read.

[Venturous Randy]

Very good puc, it brought back memories with my dad. Mine has been gone 14 years and I still sometimes feel his presence, especially out in the garage. You have been blessed in many ways.

RandyA

[Guest divey]

Oh how the world needs more people like you Puc. Your relationship with your Dad was obviously very special. Reminds me of the saying " don't let your parents down, they brought you up." Thoughts are with you. Doug

[oldgoat]

very nice puc.

[saddlebum]

That was really nice Puc. Made Me think of my own father who passed away almost 4 years ago and the similar memory's he left me with.

[Marcarl]

Very nice Puc, 'specially the last line, after all, if it weren't for the last line, this would be no life at all.

[Wizard765]

Thank you Puc.. now what do I do with the liquid in my eyes?

[Evan]

Just read your post Puc and coincidentally, going to see my Dad today. He is getting weaker and I just found out this morning that he had his third fall in the last few days and has not been able to get up on his own. In my case, it was in 62 when he helped me buy my first scooter, also at Sears (just a few years after your father did the same for you). Your words help many of us.

[cowpuc]

Thanks for the heartfelt responses and understanding ya'll!!

 

Good one Puc. The Preacher passed a Remington "300 Savage" 760 Gamemaster down to me. Sweetest little rifle I have ever held. Never been cut for a scope. And it won't be. I tease the boys telling them only take one shell with me. (I sneak along a few extra but went fpr years without needing extras) Didn't mean to Hi-jack but that 300 Savage brought back a lot of memories!! Poem was good reading.

 

Thats is awesome Dan,, it is remarkable how similar our existences can be to one another even when we are located many miles apart... I guess parents back than had a lot in common,, raising kids on a shoe string, teaching us to shoot straight and trying to teach us right from wrong (harder for some of us to learn than others:rotf:- speaking of me of course)... Not that dissimilar from today,,, parenting sure aint for cowards..

Anyway,, you (or any of this marvelous family) NEVER have to worry about hi-jacking any of my threads!! I INVITE it Dan O',,, matter of fact,, as guilty of that as I am I TOTALLY deserve any hi-jackin I get!!!

Thanks for the kind words my friend!!

 

A very nice tribute to your dad and best friend. I am curious if that '59 Moped was the "beginning" of your bike life? Also I hope you are progressing well with your health issue.

 

Indeed Natty,, that 59 was the beginning of it all.. My Dad had a hard time trying to understand a young Puc, he had NO desire in gearheadedness and I was born with grease under my nails.. I had to destroy a number of bicycles (the hacksaw, hunk of board replacing pedal assemblies to mount an ol 2 horse side shaft engine, stealing pullies from wash machines to make hand clutches.. I was terrible in those early years... He finally caved and split the cost of that 59 with me.. After owning many many two wheeled contraptions thru the years I STILL have the frame to that old 59 in the basement.. I have another matching parts bike for it too (of course) and have always planned on combining it all and actually making that 59 that we loaded in his Linen Van roll down the road again... Time will tell... Think I got a pic on here of that bike, a Bonanza Mini Bike I picked up a few years later and I,, I will do some checkin..

Thanks for the well wishing to my health stuff too Natty!!

 

Just read your post Puc and coincidentally, going to see my Dad today. He is getting weaker and I just found out this morning that he had his third fall in the last few days and has not been able to get up on his own. In my case, it was in 62 when he helped me buy my first scooter, also at Sears (just a few years after your father did the same for you). Your words help many of us.

 

Made me burst into tears Evan,,,,,, take it from a man who knows,, hope you are over there with your poppers!!! Thoughts and PRAYERS UP for your Dad and what ever he is going thru!! This part of life is NOT easy - your Dad sounds like a real hero Evan!!

Way cool that he helped you with your first bike (scooter, moped, mini bike, dirtbike, full size Harley - two wheels and a motor - all fall into one category with ol Puc = BIKE = GREAT MEMORIES AND FUN!!!).. Got any pics:fingers-crossed-emo

Thanks for the encouragement that all these words help others,, it sure helps me too thru this stuff..

Edited November 16, 2014 by cowpuc

[Guest Jarhead Biker]

Very nice Puc. I'm very close to my dad, and don't know what I'll do when God calls him home!

 

I have written/copyrighted many poems, have had several published, and won some awards on some in past years, and can certainly relate to your sentiments about putting emotions into written words. I really appreciate seeing the "sensitivity" of another male, since it's so often seen by today's society as a weakness of the male gender!

 

Thanks for sharing this with us.

[ricksbike]

Great poem Puc,for an old Codger,it amazes me how much you remember when you think about your loss--God Bless.

[Aussie Annie]

Thank you for sharing Puc. :bighug:And like Squidley said...for trusting us with your inner personal thoughts