My Grandma

Grandma cleaned my fish , pheasants

And even cleaned and cooked turtle .

She had home made soap that was used

To clean me !

You know what I mean !

She helped me grow .

She taught me never to give up .

She helped me learn to pray .

She had her gentle voice at times !

She dad protective arms

Yet strong hands to hold me .

When I needed her ,

She was there.

She would say

You need to believe in hope ,

And the Lord

And that hope is just ahead .

I felt when I slept and was sick

She was always awake and watched over me .

I feel she is watching me right now .

She seemed  to always pick me up .

When I was down

She was always trustworthy

And kind and fair .

I could always talk to her.

I still talk to her .

She never put me down .

She would say breath and relax .

She shared love with everyone she touched .

I talk to her when I fish , hunt or run

These days and she listens to me to .

I just wish she would talk back to me

her special way as grandma .

 

                             By Brock

The Winner

You have a voice .

You have your ears

To listen and to understand .

You have your eyes

To see what is ahead .

You only have the sky

Above you .

You have the ground

Below you to keep you grounded .

You have a life time

So don’t waste a day

By looking back .

Always keep your head  held high .

Always push forward in what ever you do

And always try to smile

And you will be a winner to me .

 

                                By Brock

 

Beloved

As your grandpa, You will always

Shine like the sun in my eyes!

I will always try

To be a window to the divine

Just for you.

Grandpa will have unconditional love.

I will have persistent love for you.

I will never give up on you

And could not rest

If ever you would wander away.

Your grandpa’s house will always

Be open to you.

I will listen to you at any time

Of day or night

I would like to take you places

And show you my world.

Let me make a channel of your peace

When ever my beloved can not sleep .

 

                              By Brock

                                    9-17-13

 

The Windows

Sit outside some bright night .

The stars up above are large windows to heaven .

The people in heaven are looking down on us .

If it rains , its only the Lord washing

The windows for the people up above

To help them see us

And to help us grow the seeds of life .

If it is cloudy , the clouds are little short time shades

For the star lit windows.

If you sit outside with a true friend

And look up above you will see

Your loved ones looking down on you .

Think how much more beautiful a night can be

When friendship touches it

With all the love around you .

 

                                        By Brock 

 

Dreams

Your so sweet

For me I want to squeeze

Every dream out of you for me .

I think you will need

A team to reach all your dreams .

I don’t want any rusty dreams .

I want the dreams to happen

As fast as can be .

Remember life is a dream .

So let’s start reaching for dreams

You and me .

Each day I fish or hunt or run ,

I have new dreams to achieve

For you and me ,

Remember life is a dream

so come along with me .

 

                     By Brock

Relax

You’re only here for a while             

So do not hurry go smell the flowers .

When you go for a run in the morning,

Take it easy and look around you

As you go and look up above

And see what the sky looks like

For it is even different

Than yesterday morning .

 

When you go fishing ,

Always kiss the first fish

And always keep your fish line straight  .

Enjoy the clear water

When you go hunting

And if you don’t get a good shot all day ,

Take your camera and take shots

Of the hunters and their dogs

And oh yes their pheasants .

Look at all the smiles

On the hunter’s faces

And all the beautiful S.D. land scape

Oh the shots you shot !

Everyone will have fun if we all relax .

Always try to simplify your life

Every day and find time to enjoy each day .

 

                                      By Brock

Sight

 

You walked out of my sight

Are you still within sight of my voice ?

You are still in my soul .

You are in my heart .

If you don’t hear me now ,

I know I will always love you .

You are out of my sight

But never out of my mind

Not at any time .

 

                       By Brock

To Truly See

Just when you think

You have seen it all

You need to look a little deeper .

The closer you look

The more you see .

Once and a while

You need to see

For those who can not see

And just try to show them

The right way

Because you know

Where their going

Because of where you have been

And what you have seen

In your clear aging eyes .

 

                     By Brock

The Last Word

 

When someone is troubled ,

And wants to talk to you ,

Find time to listen to them

And never look at your watch .

You need to have patience

Right from the start .

Always look at them

And open your heart .

Guide them the best you can .

Never finish the conversation  .

If no more words can be said ,

Let the Lord give the last word .

 

                            By Brock

My Dad And Uncles

They were and are true men .

They all have and had loyalty

And love in them .

They all worked with the reward

Of humble service and the care

For one another .

They all tried to do the right thing .

They all brought a more engaging

and colorful life to the people and kids

Around them .

They are and were special

Because they each have their own

Type of bursting of life !

With them all you had to do is ask for help .

If you got a hug or a hand shake ,

That is all they asked if that

With them you got things done together .

Even today , I feel their arms around me .

 

                                    By Brock

 

My Uncles

Life goes on years go by

But their memories

Will never die .

I think of them often ,

In my heart they will always be there.

The things they did and said

Will never leave me .

One would say what he thought

Had to be said and forget about the cost .

The other would show us

What had to be done with a smile .

It was and is always easier to bring family

Together than to push family apart

And they brought the family together ,

In November every year for a family pheasant hunt .

On the 4th of July they always brought sparks my way .

Once in a great while we would go fishing

In the same area my dad and I would fish .

Oh those stories they would tell me .

They embraces family always .

People talk about them in front of me even today .

I want to think that they

Just went fishing and hunting for pheasants ahead of me .

They are even showing me the right way to do things even today .

I talk to them once in a while ,

When I run or go fishing or hunting .

I know they hear me .

I just wish , they would talk back .

 

                           By Brock