sailor a poem for dad
DAD WAS A SAILOR
By Dennis T Baker
(son)
We set is heart upon the sea
because it’s the place
He wanted to be.
We took him there and said goodbye
each knee deep in water
with a tear in our eye.
Goodbye dad we each said in turn
has mam passed around
His red clay urn.
Then one by one we walked up the beach
each deep in thought
minds out of reach
We had granted dads most dear wish
his heart was now among the fish
Have a safe journey dear old dad
We’ll try or best to be happy
and not to be sad.