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Reading Comprehension
Volume 5, Number 7, October 18, 1999
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Thanks for the start to the lives that
we’ve had.
Thanks for the nights that you went without
rest.
So many memories, most happy, some sad;
If you weren’t perfect, you still
passed the test,
Holding our hands, holding back all the
fears.
Thank you sincerely for all of those years.
So
many hours that you worked to provide
Multiplied by all the days that we grew,
When we behaved and the times we defied,
Never a doubt we could still count on you,
Making our laughter and drying our tears.
Thank you sincerely for all of those years.
Thanks
for the rules that we wished were not there.
Thanks for the wisdom we sometimes denied.
All the attention and all of the care,
All the forgiveness and all of the pride,
Pointing out faults but then calling out
cheers.
Thank you sincerely for all of those years.
For
the examples you set every day,
Teaching with actions, those lessons hold
tight.
We hardly knew just how much you could say
Simply by doing what you knew was right.
Now that we’re older, the logic
appears.
Thank you sincerely for all of those years.
Thank
you for love not required to be earned,
Not ever fading as time moves along.
You have to know that the love is returned,
Not always showing, but always so strong.
And you still care as your golden time
nears.
Thank you sincerely for all of the years.
Love, Bob
For Discussion:
Who is the “you” in this poem?
Who is the narrator?
Can you identify with the narrator? Give examples of how it reminds you of your own experiences or feelings.
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