WONDERING ABOUT MY UNKNOWN FRIEND

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoOhnrjdYOc

Elton John - Candle in the Wind

"And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did"

WONDERING ABOUT MY UNKNOWN FRIEND

I received a letter in the mail

Telling me some things about you,

How that you were kind and generous

Compassionate and true.

This letter has me wondering

So very much about your life,

All this because of a letter -

A letter from your wife.

Were you tall and handsome

With eyes of tender blue?  -

I know that people found joy

In the time they spent with you.

Did you work with your hands

Or was an Office job your scene,

Did you have a beard

Or was your faced shaved and clean?

Did you follow football

Or was cricket more your liking,

Did you walk for exercise

Or perhaps you went biking?

Was it tennis or the rugby

That set your heart a racing,

Olympic Games or swimming,

Horse racing or even Pacing?

Did you like to garden

With dirt upon your boots,

Putting your hands in the earth -

Going back to your roots.

Did you feel most comfortable

In winter or summer's heat,

At the end of each day

Were you happy to put up your feet?

Did you kick through autumn leaves

Or enjoy walks upon the beach

Did children spend time with you

And what lessons did you teach?

Were you someone's Dad

And do they miss you too?

I am sure that if you were

They are so very proud of you.

Did you have a booming laugh

Or a rather cheeky grin,

Was there a dimple in your cheek

Other hearts to win.

Were you a kindly neighbour

With a warm and cheery smile,

Did you stop to chat with folk

As you walked a weary mile?

What music stirred your soul

And did you like to dance,

Or were you a party man

With a strong and confident stance?

Maybe the strong and silent type

With books to bring you pleasure,

Did you like the movies -

How did you fill your leisure?

Was there a dog as your companion

Or did a cat sit on your knee?

I know so much about you

And yet so little you see.

I know that you were loved

And that there's an empty space

In the heart of one who loved you

And that none could take your place.

I know that I am thankful

For the letter from your wife,

Part of you lives on in me -

You gave me the gift of life.

I shall live my life in happiness

And ever grateful be

To you - the very special man

Who gave this gift to me.

© Linda J. Vaughan

 28^th. November 2010