A simple tribute to a beautifully simple father

He was a simple man

Living in a simple world

With a simple girl

That he loved so much

All it took for him to smile

Was her presence, her voice or her touch.

He was kind and gentle

And had a heart of gold.

What was his was yours

And truth be told,

He’d give it to you with a simple smile

And ask for nothing in return;

A simple, charitable style.

This simple man with his simple wife

Had a house full of children

And taught them of life.

Together they made a simple home

With such simple style

Defined by a simple garden

With vegetables and flowers worthwhile.

Simplicity is such a beautiful thing

To have a simple heart

That simply wants to sing.

This simple man, my Dad

Left a simple legacy;

A loving family and

A host of friends

Which is simply all he had.

If the simple truth be told

Dad has set a simple example

Of what I simply want to be

As I grow old; as simple a man as he.

I want to be a simple man

With a simple heart

I want to love my simple wife    

Who is simply beautiful and smart.

I want to live in a simple town

In a simple way

With our simple kids and their kids

And teach them of a simple life

And how to simply pray.