Papaw's 100th Birthday Poem by Randy Johnson

Papaw's 100th Birthday

He was my papaw and he was my father's dad.
When he died in 1994, it was both tragic and sad.
If Papaw had survived, he would be celebrating his birthday.
If he hadn't died, he would've become 100 years old today.
He was born on July the 28th of 1923.
Today he would've lived for a century.
When Papaw took some medication, he became very sick.
He died six days after his birthday because he was allergic.
Dad was hurt by Papaw's death and so was I.
It's always painful to learn that a grandparent is going to die.

Papaw's 100th Birthday
Friday, July 28, 2023
Topic(s) of this poem: birthday,dad,death,grandfather,july,sad,sick,today
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Dedicated to Burley R. Johnson (1923-1994) who died on August 3,1994.
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