Thursday, July 10, 2025

alive and well in the family!


 Happy Family Day


for Father's Day I was first able to schedule

a physical therapist appointment for my newly-complaining back,

that day I loved the time with my wife,

my calls from my sons,

delicious food, sweet gifts,

but I most needed my first physical therapist appointment

since my back had for a week before demanded attention,


what a time in life!

I realized again nothing should ever be taken for granted,


an even more significant gift came a week later,

as I had time in the Smokies 

with our sons and two of our grandkids,

plus a daughter-in-law and friends,

what a gift to a parent to see the best of what we hope to give

alive and well in the family coming after us,

I hope what I see in our sons

is somewhat of an echo of what we've worked so hard to give,


Happy Family Day!


by Henry H. Walker
June 28, '25

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