70 in Heaven

Drafted in 2016

70 in Heaven

You would have been 70
on your birthday today.
But you got sick
and had to go away.

We would have had cake
and probably ice cream too.
We would have sung
Happy Birthday to You.

There would have been presents
for you to unwrap.
You would have smiled
while we laughed and clapped.

You would have been 70
on your birthday today.
But you got sick
and he took you away.

You would have been Papa
to more than just three.
There's one who is five
and one who is three.

When you left you left
a big whole in our heart.
Why did this happen?
Why are we apart?

God has his reasons,
we don't understand.
But we know He loves you more
than any of us can.

You would have been 70
on your birthday today.
We wish you were here,
We wish you could stay.

But Heaven gained an angel
on that sad but happy day,
You are 70 in Heaven,
Happy Birthday!

by Carolyn Chapple