MY FATHER’S FATHER LIVED AND DIED
IN THIS, OUR BLESSED LAND
HE TOOK HIS CHANCES, MADE HIS WAY,
WAS THERE TO LEND A HAND
HE OWNED HIS HOME, SPOKE HIS MIND
LET CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY
HE WORKED ALL DAY, SLEPT WELL AT NIGHT
WITH LITTLE TIME FOR PLAY
HE DEALT WITH WHOM HE TRUSTED
AND TURNED AWAY THE REST
EXCELLENCE WAS WHAT HE LOVED
TO THAT HE GAVE HIS BEST
HIS LOSSES AND REVERSALS
HE ACCEPTED WHEN THEY CAME
HE NEVER TOOK THE EASY WAY
IF IT WOULD HARM HIS NAME
THIS STRONG MAN BUILT A FAMILY
YET WAS NOT TOO PROUD TO PRAY
GRANDPA, I REJOICE YOU CANNOT SEE
OUR COUNTRY OF TODAY
© 2022 Cushman Younger
Some of Cushman Younger’s favorite poems are available on Amazon Kindle under the title “The Cruel March of Time“.
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