Sitting on a Bench with my Dad

Sitting on a Bench with My Dad

Come and sit with me awhile.

Let me feel your arm around my shoulders,

Rest my head in the crook of your neck,

Breathe in the smell of you,

Remember what was once familiar.

Let's look together across the valley,

Sigh contentedly at the beauty before us,

Laugh at the funny things we cannot forget,

Talk about the times we had...the times you've missed since then.

Let me tell you about them, my precious ones.

Let time stand still.

Comfort me and calm my fears.

Tell me that you know all of these things and more,

That you see me.

You see them.

Tell me that you go on and I will too.

Come and sit with me awhile.