48 years ago my beloved Daddy left us this Monday Mom is with you now and that makes it harder but easier for you The pain returns every August Flashbacks of how you were taken so very young when we were very young You would be proud of all of us The scars of yesterday did not stop us We still fulfill dreams All the joys and triumphs of our lives felt you were there Your girls and their husbands Your grandchildren Your great grandchildren so little and we will share stories about you The tears are here and visiting the cemetery doesn't help You are not there, you are in my heart The Monarch butterfly flew by me awhile ago so I know you are here and with me I miss you still, Daddy