Written by backshedmanFebruary 1, 2015September 16, 2015 When Dad had a stroke https://hughwade.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/4-dad.mp3 Tidying up before you go OBE (Over Bloody Eighty) Tripping through your roots Back home on family soil Touching base with sisters and bro Measure your survival in memories England Scotland Ireland Wales Your Four Nations tour With your loved one by your side O lucky man, To have a second chance and get it right Lucky man to be loved to bits This time around Then the bloody clots, Fifth columnists in your veins Ironic vindication of your brain (Diagnosis must be in your cells by now After forty years of daily waiting rooms) How frustrating it must be To know your body’s not right But no specifics found You’re a brave kind gentle man I love you Dad Come for a barbie at my place soon You slack old bugger. Share this:ShareFacebookTwitterLike this:Like Loading... Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here... Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: Email (required) (Address never made public) Name (required) Website You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out / Change ) Cancel Connecting to %s Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Δ