i had read the poem before, written and read by Athena Nicholas the10y/o daughter of Flight Lieutenant Gareth Nicholas i'm just sorry it's has taken me this long to find this forum to post it.
i don't cry but i shed a tear when i read this
My dad
By Athena Nicholas
He was a great Father for every good Reason,
I wish he was still alive.
He would still be with me if it hadn't gone wrong, I wish he had survived.
I feel like it was all a dream.
But it's not what it seems.
That he's still with me in my heart.
And in my sad sad dreams.
I'm crying at this moment.
But I can't stop now.
I wish he was still with me.
And he's whispering in the clouds.
I will visit you in your dreams.
And we shall roam free.
Playing in the grassy fields.
Definitely You and Me.
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i'm on 99 and was on shift when the 14 came 2 brize. i also had the honour of being able to arrange the lad's on the c-17. it's a day i wish never happened but also a day that i will never forget.