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My Poppa

the joy of you pop 
   
 once big as a redwood tall 
   
 fragile you blessed me 
   
   
   
 your eyes gave me hope 
   
 hundreds of years you grow small 
   
 a dark evil world 
   
   
   
 I stand taller now 
   
 a young sapling rooted deep 
   
 lessons you taught me

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014




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Date: 4/7/2014 8:27:00 AM
Great work honoring your father..The world needs father who are teachers of good..Sara
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Gregory Ramos
Date: 4/7/2014 7:15:00 PM
thank you sara he is the world to me

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