moments where others
reverted from joy
smiles and laughter were given,
in the midst of the huddle
dugout, or mat’s edge,
inspiration and support were found,
determination and grit
afforded a career,
all balanced in devoted faith,
and nearly a half-century of love,
where the gleam in the eye
were the surrounding second generation
and the spark in the step
the various parts that made the family,
the man embracing life
to touch other lives,
lives eternally in the memories’ moments,
and as footprints on the soul
of those still here,
though angel wings now adorn
and love is sent from above the clouds,
there will always be
a little touch of Heaven
and glimpses of love here on earth.