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Grandad

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I can’t believe February 19th marked fifteen years since my beloved Grandad passed away. I still haven’t gotten over it, and still cry all these years later. He was taken too soon… I’m no poet (and certainly don’t claim to be!), but this is for the most wonderful man I have ever known.

It’s hard to believe how much time had flown by,

I had no idea that your time was nigh.

The guilt I carry has struck me to the core,

I wish I had the chance to see you once more.

I’ll never forget that fateful day,

A call to tell me you had gone away.

Why did you go Grandad? I wasn’t ready,

You were the one who held the family firm and steady.

Personality and kindness; your light shone bright

Your death came as a shock, you had lost the fight.

I flew to Jamaica, hoping it wasn’t true,

But it was, and there was nothing I could do.

I saw you for the last time, laying there, still

I love and miss you Grandad, forever, I always will.

❤

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Three Little Birds

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Not the original video, but words are included ~ Bob Marley ❤

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Kingston Town

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This song reminds me of my beloved grandfather. The video clips of people arriving from the Caribbean makes me wonder how he felt when he had to leave my grandmother and three children behind, to find a better life for them in the UK. Although invited over, as England/Britain ‘owned’ Jamaica at the time, he must have felt so alone (and perhaps scared at first) until his family joined him some time later.

February 19th will be fifteen years since he passed.

I still miss him. ❤

“Kingston Town”

The night seems to fade,
But the moonlight lingers on
There are wonders for everyone
The stars shine so bright,
But they’re fading after dawn
There is magic in Kingston Town

Chorus

Oh Kingston Town,
The place I long to be
If I had the whole world
I would give it away
Just to see, the girls at play
Ooh, ooh, ooh

And when I am king,
surely I would need a queen
And a palace and everything, yeah
And now I am king,
And my queen will come at dawn
She’ll be waiting in Kingston Town

Chorus

Oh Kingston Town,
The place I long to be
If I had the whole world
I would give it away
Just to see, the girls at play
Ooh, ooh, ooh

And when I am king,
surely I would need a queen
And a palace and everything, yeah
And now I am king,
And my queen will come at dawn
She’ll be waiting in Kingston Town