I Remember

I remember
Being a little kid
following you around,
trying to do everything you did.

I remember
following you in the yard
tools in my pocket,
For you nothing seemed too hard.

I remember watching you,
working all day long.
Nothing seems to stop you,
You could do no wrong.
I wanted to grow up to be
Just like you...

Now the winds of time
Have taken their toll.
Age has taken over,
Your eyes have gone cold.

We sit and pray for you,
but we know it's coming to the end.
You'll go to meet your maker,
It's just around the bend...

I remember watching you,
working all day long.
Nothing seems to stop you,
You could do no wrong.
I grew up wishing I could be,
Just like you...

Wishing I could be,
Just like you...




It hurts so bad to know that my grandfather is in pain. He's come to the end of his days. The strong man I grew up with, watching him work, "helping him" do so much when I was just a little kid...I remember thinking he had to be the strongest man in the world, watching him lifting and moving things. And I wanted to be just like him. Now, I'm a big strong guy and my children watch me like that...and I have to watch him suffer as there's nothing that can be done. His time has come. He's earned his rest. You'll still be the biggest, strongest, best guy in the world to me.
I love you Granddaddy.
May your remaining days be swift and painless, and may the Lord take you in to his waiting arms.


John Hancock, Sr.
Hammer
6/30/2011