Handsome, wonderful, caring, and kind
A man like my grandfather is hard to find

A life fully lived and a heart full of love
He left us peacefully on the wings of a dove

His smile always gleaming, his soul always pure
Everyone wished maybe there was a cure

His days were numbered; he took them one at a time
But slowly the disease enveloped his mind

Unable to speak and unable to breathe
We awoke to find him in his eternal sleep


*In loving memory of Allen Mackey
(1948 - 2008)