Flowers in Heaven

As Father's Day draws nearer I am saddened that this year I will not have my Dad here to celebrate with.  He passed away in December after battling with congestive heart failure, renal failure and cancer.  Not to mention the endless emotional demons that plagued him his entire life.  In many ways, he is responsible for my search for a better way to live.  He did find that peace he so longed for until he died.  I trust that he is peaceful now and certainly his pain is gone.  So that got me thinking and the thinking led to writing.  I wrote the poem below for my Dad.  I love that man more than words can say and I miss him terribly.

Flowers In Heaven

If flowers grow in Heaven, God, pick gardenias, would you please?
Put them in my Daddy's arm and tell him they're from me.
When he smiles that silly, lopsided, goofy little smile;
Plant a big kiss upon his cheek and hold him tight a little while.
Tell him that I miss him each and every day; but heart is full of happiness that his pain has gone away.
In my heart, I know that I will one day hear again;
His voice saying,"Naycee come and take my hand."
And we will walk side by side on those streets of gold;
Together, just he and I like the days of old.
I am certain that I will remind him that I was right all along;
If you truly want to get to heaven and walk those streets of gold;
You have to know the password is Roll Tide Roll.

I love you Daddy and miss you so much.