Paul Warren Poems

Family - Ode to Grand parents

Little faces smiling at you
Laughter with gran and pa too
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Shopping with the girls
Is such a Christmas whirl
You are so annoying now
You're walking slower - how?
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Birthdays - Willie of Blantyre

In 1956 Willie the man was born
To a strong family proudly formed
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Australia in the summer time
Is such a wonder and so fine
Driving from Adelaide to Brisbane in a Mini car
As the road rolls out ahead so far
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Near silent whispering on the gentle breeze
As the flags waving in the sun on your face received
The letters cry 'For a father I never knew'
We will remember you proudly wearing the blue
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There's a track winding back
Near Gundagai in the Outback
Where a Dog is sitting and waiting
But is not forgotten or forsaken
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Memories still spill forth from me
When I remember how it used to be
The laughter with family and friends
Good times that never seemed to end
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The sun peeping through the cloud
After a cold rainy day shining proud

The siren sounding when your team is in front
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I remember my father as he lovingly shaped wood
As he happily worked away as he always would
Standing in his workshop working wood was his special time
When he spent his spare hours chipping away so sublime
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We crept forward within the dark
The edge of the headlights making their mark
As they light the lifeless black of night
The call that came just didn't feel right
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