The Sadness Goes Away Poem by Jim Yerman

His son came to him with tears in his eyes…he was crying…
both of them were sad
His son had lost his Grandpa…and he had lost his dad.

"What am I going to do? " his son asked…his sadness on display
"Is there anything I can do to make this sadness go away."

He hugged his son, lifted him up then lovingly placed him on his knee
"Let me teach you something, " he said…"your grandpa taught to me."

Let's sit here together close our eyes and think of Grandpa for a while.
Think of all you the time we spent together…all the times he made us smile.

"Today we're feeling one huge sadness…and here is what Grandpa taught us: "
"Not to let this one huge sadness outweigh all the happiness he brought us."

He said, "sadness and happiness are incompatible. They can't take up the same space
and the best way to remove a frown is to put a smile on your face."

"It's not always easy." he knew… "like today when we're both so aware
how Grandpa is no longer with us…how sadness fills our air."

"But Grandpa knew what he was talking about and when sadness comes our way
we must remember happiness…to make that sadness go away."

So they sat together father and son…and they thought of him a while…
and on one of the saddest days in both their lives…they found a way to smile.