My Poem Pages
To My Dad

A gentle man o little words
A smile for a' he'd meet
He'd shak yer haun
And wish ye weel
He'd niver mak me greet

On our wee croft, near Aberdeen
In spring he'd aye be plantin
In summer time, the stookies dry
The lord he wid be thankin

I mind him weel in wintertime
Trudging thru the snow
Makin sure the road to school
Wis safe for me to go

On Friday nichts, when he'd come hame
A treat there aye wid be
A bonny floo'er for Mum he'd  bring
And a Twinkle jist for me

These memories may fade at times
Since I've lang moved awa
But a smell or sound will bring them back
And mind me o my Da

Its mony years since I've been hame
I keep these memories true
Altho ye never got to hear
But ye ken that I love you
Midi: The Four Mary's
Trad. Arrangement