The Old Man

The first man in my life He promised to guide me and protect from strife Whose callused hands and weathered face Set the standard for the human race The old man Who taught me right from wrong each day Ensured I walked an enlightened way Who took me to construction sites And thought me how to be safe at night The old man After hard days’ work he sat with me While checking homework so patiently Told me stories of foreign lands And always there to lend an hand The old man The most joyous face the day I wed The most wonderful words to my wife he said I am the man I am today Because he guided me all this way The old man The ravages of time have come And taken him to his forever home Forever in my heart there is a place Where every day I see his face I miss him, My old man