Iheardpoem

                 I heard my Mother declare,
        My Dad is coming home today,
           Oh I cannot wait to see,
           My Dad at home to stay,

           I heard my Mother state ,
             The blue shirt is fine,
            My Dad likes that shirt,
           It is his favorite and mine.

      I heard my Mother whisper something,
           So that I could not hear,
          I bet it is a surprise for me,
            My Dad is such a dear,

        Then I heard my Mother sobbing
            And I wondered why,
        If my Dad is coming home today,
         Why would that make her cry?

      I heard my Mother hang up the phone,
         The moments seemed so long
        Until she came to hold me close,
         I knew something was wrong.

          I heard my Mother weeping,
                   As she told me Dad gave his life,
To save another person
     In that terrible September strife

           Dad is home in Heaven
          God has a new angel now,
            To kneel before Him,
              In a sacred bow,

            I heard my Mother cry,
            When to their comrade
         The firemen said final farewells,
      To a Hero, a Husband, a Friend, a Dad.
Tina Hecathorn