I Miss You

My dearest, sweet Daddy I wish Australia wasn't so far away! I can't just "pop over" to say hello England is on the other side of the world For one thing there's the cost If the subject of money wasn't an issue I'd be winging my way to you now! When you told me you had Alzheimer's I died a little that day And what scares me so much, Daddy Is when you won't know who I am There are so many precious memories That I hold in my treasure chest Like the time you placed me And my brother Scott In a wired waste bin in Camperdown Park! The reason for this strange action? To make an unusual photograph It certainly was funny We peered at you through diamond shaped slats Set against a brilliant smooth blanket of snow I remember clinging on to your strong back As I faced my fear of the swimming pool You were my tower of strength, my refuge As the water began to encompass me And when the terror of the gasmask Consumed me at the Dentist's Office You went in first, to assuage my panic There was no need for your check up Then years later, when my appendix was removed And the phobia gripped my very soul You came to the anaesthetic room Calming and soothing me as I drifted off The clever things you made with your hands The doll's house, ambulance and gurney And the bust of Winston Churchill and car Both fashioned completely out of sand! Not forgetting the giant Queen of Hearts A-Board And the washing machine hat With "Brain washing" written on the top! I cherished your words of wisdom And you wiped away my tears When I grieved for my husband Also in the throws of Alzheimer's Can you wipe away my tears now, Daddy As I pen these words to you? I need another of your cozy cuddles And some more words of wisdom I love you ever so much And I need to save up all my pennies To wing my way back to you Before you forget who I am... Your loving daughter, Diane