Health & Fitness
Farewell my Father Earle Jensen
Thank you to all who gave us comfort during our Father's passing. At the Funeral Mass at St. Bernard's in Levittown, I read a poem I wrote about my Father. I hope you enjoy it.
My Dad
Written by Maureen Tara Nelson
Dad, how can it be possible to do a million things all before 6 am, and still not be tired...
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- how can simply your smile bring so much happiness to everyone who sees it...
- how can you never think of yourself, and always put others first, and still be the happiest man in the world...
- how is it, that year after year, you look younger and younger...
- how can you live 84 years, and always do everything for others, and still have everything you need...
- how can you not have a million dollars, and yet have everyone think you are a millionaire...
- how can you not be known to everyone in the world, yet be famous to everyone who knows you..
- how can you give more love and happiness than 100 people's love combined...
- how can you have the strength to manage six children's problems, and never seem tired...
- how can you have raised a family and never seemed to have made mistakes...
- how can you constantly improve with each passing day...
- how can you have so much passion for life that everyone envy's you...
- how can you please so many people, and never need anything from anyone...
Dad, how can you be the kindest, most-loving, honest, thoughtful, caring and sweetest man on the earth - and at the same time - be the STRONGEST, MOST DISCIPLINED, MOST POWERFUL MAN IN THE WORLD!!!
...only you can do all these things.
