Post by Inspire2DAVE on May 31, 2004 12:36:13 GMT -5
The Promise Kept
-Bruce Obermeyer
Their son was only two weeks old;
their daughter's years were three
When duty called this pilot
to the war across the sea.
"Let's just pretend you're only
going on a business trip.
Each day we'll write about the things we've done
and then we'll slip
a note into an envelope
and put it in the mail.
You send me yours;
I'll send you mine,
I promise, without fail."
He walked away with pounding heart
while fighting back the tears
with "Come home soon,
I love you, Daddy" ringing in his ears.
They kept that promise,
sealed with love some 30 years ago.
They sent him tapes and photographs
so he could watch them grow.
They're married now with children of their own
who, at the Wall, ask
"Was my Grandpa brave?"
and Grandma says, "Bravest of all."
-Bruce Obermeyer
Their son was only two weeks old;
their daughter's years were three
When duty called this pilot
to the war across the sea.
"Let's just pretend you're only
going on a business trip.
Each day we'll write about the things we've done
and then we'll slip
a note into an envelope
and put it in the mail.
You send me yours;
I'll send you mine,
I promise, without fail."
He walked away with pounding heart
while fighting back the tears
with "Come home soon,
I love you, Daddy" ringing in his ears.
They kept that promise,
sealed with love some 30 years ago.
They sent him tapes and photographs
so he could watch them grow.
They're married now with children of their own
who, at the Wall, ask
"Was my Grandpa brave?"
and Grandma says, "Bravest of all."