Great Grandpa

This poem is dedicated to my great
Grandpa Gordon Buchanan. Happy 96th
birthday and happy New Year (2005)!

I appreciate you,
The stories you tell,
The things that you do,
I remember them well.

The wars that you saw,
The games that you played,
The times that you went,
And the ones when you stayed.

So many memories,
And so much to tell,
So here’s a small note,
Wishing you well.

Your journeys have been many,
And your troubles so few,
And with this New Year,
Comes hope and joy anew.

And so as you watch,
All the years that are gone,
Instead look ahead,
To the future new and strong.

May God bless you and guide you,
Through each trial and tear,
Through each joy and each laughter,
And with every New Year.