My Daddy Was a Fly Boy

In honor of Father's Day - here is one of the tributes I wrote to my father and my mother who was both father and mother to 4 kids. My Daddy was a fly boy My Mom an Army nurse They met back in the second war When the world was at its worse She was stationed in the Philippians He was stationed in the air They somehow found each other And became a loving pair They were married in October When the war was through She planned to raise a family And that’s just what she would do And he kept right on flying Then Korea came around He said my place is in the air Not down here on the ground So she stayed safely grounded While he flew off to war And in-between those secrete flights Came children numbered four Then one night in October His plane did not return They searched his route from end to end Yet nothing could they learn No oil slick upon the sea No debris anywhere No sign of him or of his plane He just vanished from the air But Mom, she never gave up hope That someday he’d be found She waited for her fly-boy Till she was heaven bound We pray they’re back together As true lovers all should be And that they go on loving For all eternity Yes - my Daddy was a fly boy Back in the 2nd war We lost him in Korea When I was only four My Momma was an Army nurse Served in the Philippians They married when the war was ‘ore Fulfilling perfect dreams Mdailey 12/29/09