To our father who passed away a year ago today, Dennis Davis

Why did you have to go?

Only God knows where you have gone.

Why did you leave behind -

all the memories

of which new ones we will never find.

You've left behind a life

Fulfilled with laughter, joy and tears

a life that has touched so many hearts

throughout all of the years.

A father, a friend, a teacher,

you've been there in every way

Your great presence in our life

is missed each and every day.

Yesterday is gone forever,

tomorrow will soon be here,

But life as we've always known it

does not seem so clear.

As teardrops fall from our eyes

and misery fills our hearts,

They say, "move on with your life"

But we don't know where to start.

Our lives have barely begun,

and we've taken such a fall,

Graduations, weddings, and births,

How come you'll miss them all?

And, as for you Dad,

you know your forever in our hearts,

so please help us realize

that it has come time to part.

But we will not say good-bye,

for we will be together again

Until then we will deeply miss you,

Our father, our best friend!