Ode to My Old Man <br /> <br /> The feelings strong they do run deep<br /> It is for me a time of sorrow<br /> The memories linger and oft repeat<br /> You rest in peace with no tomorrow<br /> <br /> You were a guide, a mentor too<br /> And what I am I owe to you<br /> I never knew til now, old man<br /> Just how you influenced my final plan<br /> <br /> When times were tough<br /> You were always there<br /> I looked to you<br /> Oft in despair<br /> <br /> But you were always there to lift<br /> My spirits up to lofty height<br /> With cheerful admonitions bright<br /> You guided me by piercing light<br /> <br /> And when you came to final end<br /> It pained me that I couldn&acirc;€™t mend<br /> The awful unrelenting trend<br /> Of pain that wracked you end to end<br /> <br /> But Dad please know that I will ever<br /> Respect and cherish your memory forever<br /> Til I, like you, pass on to end<br /> Remembering always my good friend<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> John Cornick<br /> Halifax, Nova Scotia<br /> <br /> <br />   Submitted By: John Cornick