Dad
DAD, Martin.
Mr Griffin. Griff. Mairtin. Lur Dad.
Born in the Claddagh, in 1929.
Lived, loved, and laughed.
Played Soccer for Galway Rovers.
Fell in love, with Annie Connolly.
Raised 7 children.
Loved the music of Sinatra, Dino, Doris Day.
Loved Good comedy shows.
His party piece, was, singing, "My Way", it became his Signature song.
We miss him... Mum misses him.. The grandchildren miss him, the neighbours miss him....
Dad, I hope youre at peace now, no more pain... Rest well
About this poem
A poem, I wrote, about my Dad, who died, on may 3rd 2022,aged 94.
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Submitted by Galwaygboy56 on May 25, 2022
Modified on March 27, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 492 |
Words | 95 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 2 |
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