A Dad and a Friend

His mouth and his heart

Got him out of trouble more than once .

The more he saw

The more he wanted to do ,

He was always refreshing

To be around .

He was an eye opener ,

When you first met him

And once you are with him for an hour

Your never in the dark .

You never had to use the phone

To get to talk to him .

All you had to do was wait

Until he got home  .

He could cut my hair

On a Sat. night

With a beer in his hand .

He always knew what to do .

He would always take me

To a magical place .

At the end of the day,

He would say

You know what to do .

We would pray .

                  By Brock

Sawyer's Song

Your just a little guy

Your mine all mine

And when you row

Those great big eyes

Oh how do they shine

Perhaps you may not amount

To much

But your mind  just the same

Some day among the old folks

You will have a great big name

Your grandpa loves you

He loves you all the time

                         By Brock

My Dad

My dad's dreams were all

In black and white .

Dad's feelings always came up

Because he could not hide them

From the ones he loved  .

He could read my mind  .

He could make me cry

By just looking at me ,

Because I knew inside me

I did something wrong  in his eyes .

When I smiled and truly laughed ,

My dad was the happiest .

When I gave my dad a back rub

At night ,

He felt no pain .

My dad's vulnerabilities

Made him the strongest

And yet the softest man I ever knew

And I love him so .

                                 By Brock

Dad Said

Dad said , he was Irish and he

Never did anything wrong !

Dad said ,  he would grow old

But not up !

Dad said , he could not go wrong

When he called a child smiley .

Dad said , you will never get tired

When you do the right thing ,

Dad said , I can always talk to him

After I am out of excuses  .

Dad said , always be straight

With him .

Dad said I might want to talk

To the stars at night

Or to my dog during the day

Before we talked .

Dad said , he would listen  anytime .

His door is always open

And there is always a chair next to him .

Oh as a child I sat on dad's lap

In his big chair .

Dad said , trust me .

I am  as lucky as an Irishman

To have a dad like you.

As long as I can .

                             By Brock

Your Dad

I am a generation older than you 

So I see things differently than you .

You need to know that every day

I will always be valuable to you old smiley ,

I am more than a dad

Not just on a day you need me  .

Your dad has to adjust daily .

It just takes time

And time is always against your dad .

Your dad has knowledge

Believe it or not .

Your dad will always love you .

your dad will always cherish your love

As your dad ,

This is my montage as your dad ,

                                            By Brock

My Grandpa

My grandpa will always be there

To watch over me .

Grandpa can ask me  questions

When he already knows the right answer .

Grandpa's ears are big for a reason .

My grandma has eyes behind her head .

Grandpa  holds me

When no one else would understand .

He takes away my sadness

And brings happiness and his happiness

Will stay longer

Because he is my grandpa .

He will take me places

I really want to go .

Anyone can destroy my soul

But not my grandpa  .

My grandpa will always love me .

He will protect me until he dies

And he will always be there

To watch over me .

My grandpa is here by me today .

My grandpa .

                                   By Brock

My Family

We will march for justice  .

We will make our steps together

For what is fair  .

We will share our troubles .

Together we will bring light

Out of the darkness .

We will never get weary

Of listening to each other .

We will never get tired

Of doing good .

Our love for each other

Will never tear us apart

For we will always

Be instep with each other .

                           By Brock

The Children

Our children were never ours .

They are only on loan

We can only show them

The right ways to do things ,

A child's faith is in a way like fishing .

It is not so much taught

As it is caught .

I hope our children  catch

More than what we taught

Them in our life time .

Our children will always keep us

Young in our faith

And also when we go fishing together .

We raise them to let them go  .

                                      By Brock

The Do Season

It's the do season .

Don't lose your expectation .

It is your time to be free .

Keep believing and expecting

Good things .

Your job is to believe .

Put a new song in your heart .

You will truly never get tired

When you do the right thing .

Always keep in God's favor  .

You will be a victor

Not a victim in the do season .

Live with expectancy  .

Talk to yourself the right way .

It's the start of your do season today .

                                         By Brock

Think

Have the feel for what you do .

You need to free your imagination .

You need a voice of reason .

Always filter your thoughts

there will always be an angel

On your shoulder .

Remember what you do .

If you do it to fast

It will not last .

Think now !

Water will find its level

If you just leave it alone .

So always think first .

                       By Brock

To Fish

To fish is fishing not catching .

When fishing on the river

You need to read the top of the water .

When fishing on a lake

You need to read the bottom

Of the water .

You sure don't want to miss

Watching the sky  .

Sometimes while fishing ,

You may have to take time

And hang  on for sometime

For it may be the biggest fish

You will ever get .

Oh the catch of a life time

That will be with you until you die .

When fishing you can not

And should not judge fisherman

Until they get a fish

Or maybe not a fish .

Everyone gets a fish story .

                          By Brock

True Art

Art is a food to me .

It is an incubator

That keeps me going ,

Right grandma  !

My grandma started me writing

To help me feel better .

With my art ,

You can watch me grow .

There are answers

In my art .

Art can be a lovely game

To play and to share .

Like fishing , hunting , running

And writing  .

They are an art form  to me .

True art is in the eyes of the beholder  .

I know !!!

                                     By Brock

My Family

We will march for justice  .

We will make our steps together

For what is fair  .

We will share our troubles .

Together we will bring light

Out of the darkness .

We will never get weary

Of listening to each other .

We will never get tired

Of doing good .

Our love for each other

Will never tear us apart

For we will always

Be instep with each other .

                           By Brock

The Invaluable Coach

You are invisible but also invaluable .

You have to be comfortable and capable

To be invisible .

You need to put people under your wings

So that they can fly solo some day .

You have to be behind the seen

And when you do good for others

You can plant a seed for yourself too .

Always celebrate others success ,

Because you helped them along the way .

You can be a coach who never gets paid  ,

Because you are invisible and invaluable too .

                                             By Brock

Dad

You never just passed me by .

You helped me sleep , relax ,

Smile and laugh

And you said I could be all I could be .

You called everyone smiley .

You lifted me with your love .

I think of you every day .

I even hear you in my dreams .

Oh how good am I in your eyes ?

You washed me and protected me

When I was little .

I wish you would help me today .

I am your child .

You told me so many times

Not to be afraid .

You said fear builds walls

Not bridges .

Your love will shine

Through me because of your love

For me is inside me forever .

I call everyone smiley

Because of you ,

Because you smiled at me

                        By Brock

Be Sure

Be sure to be able to open

Your parachute

Don't be a fool .

Keep your heart open

And your mind cleared .

Keep your ears open not plugged .

Always listen to your heart .

Don't hold your hands to tight .

I love you .

I will catch you .

Don't be afraid to open

Your parachute at any time  .

Remember that I will for all my days

Love you for you mean so much to me .

I am sure no matter what .

                                         By Brock

Be A Dream

A dream will never let you down

It will show you what can be .

A dream is made to come  true .

You can  not copy a dream .

You can do more  than sleep

With a dream  .

A dreamer is not a pretender .

Your dream can be your stock

In your fire ,

So go dream go

Be a dreamer ,

                                       By Brock

Your Home

Your home is a feeling .

Your home is your Goldie lock zone .

The door will always be open

For you to win .

Forgiveness is in the air in your home .

Your never disqualified

When you are home .

There is no limit

To what you can do

When you are home ,

God will always count you in

This is your home .

                                By Brock

My Grandpa

He comes down to my level

Because I can not get up to him .

He can lift me up .

He shows me the way .

Oh what a happy day .

He knows just what to say to me .

He always protects me again and again .

He has total compassion .

He is satisfied just to be with me

And I know he will always love me

Because he is my grandpa ,

                                   By Brock

No Tomorrow

When I am with you ,

I do not want tomorrow .

I want today to last .

We have so much fun to do .

We are not far apart .

We are in each others heart .

Oh all the fun we will have .

I do not want you to think

About yesterday's tears .

I just don't want us to leave

Anything behind today

Because I know you and I

Will miss each other

Before tomorrow  .

                         By Brock

Oh Smiley

Your little hands

Hold more than

You will ever know .

Every day is special .

I wake up with a purpose .

You light up my life .

You make my life complete .

I will be all yours until

I can not breath your air

No more .

Oh Smiley

We will smile together .

                         By Brock

His Time Piece

Jesus you are the man 

For the hour .

Your the man for the day .

You make a difference in me

So I don't lose my way

So I can face tomorrow

Because you live .

I have a reason to believe

For you are with me always .

You never carry a time piece .

Your hands are unchanging hands

Not like mine .

                                 By Brock

Fishing With Grandpa

The best time to go fishing is with grandpa .

You never have to ask grandpa to go fishing twice .

Oh those grandpa's distractions

When we go fish in

The sunrise , the sun , the wind

And if I'm lucky  to be fishing with grandpa at night

He would  talk to me about the stars

And always about the water

And the fish he got when he was a boy

Just like me .

Grandpa's fishing stories

Always became roomers !

Grandpa told me

Fishing is good medicine

Especially when we are together

Or by your self  or with a friend .

Getting a fish is always a bonus .

                                By Brock

You Will

You will become a lot of things

To a lot of people .

You will touch more people

Than you will ever imagine  .

Your heart will come from your heart

You will hound someone's dreams .

You will always make someone smile  .

The most beautiful thing

You will ever see

Will be love .

You will think hard

But you will laugh harder  .

A part of you will live for ever

For you will be you .

                         By Brock