The Patriarch

[bikercelt1]

I'm sorry for your loss, I'm sure you'll miss him, but what a treasure to be with your grandfather and granting his last wish as he passed. You done good, and I'm sure it must have eased his passing.

Jamie

[sav]

The flow'rs of the forest:

I've seen the smiling
Of fortune beguiling,
I've tasted her pleasures,
And felt her decay;
Sweet is her blessing,
And kind her caressing,
But now they are fled
And fled far away.

I've seen the forest
Adorned the foremost,
Wi' flowers o' the fairest
Baith pleasant and gay,
Sae bonnie was their blooming,
Their scent the air perfuming,
But now they are withered away.

I've seen the morning,
With gold hills adorning,
And loud tempests storming,
Before parting day,
I've seen Tweed's silver streams,
Glitt'ring in the sunny beams,
Grow drumlie and dark,
As they roll'd on their way;

O fickle fortune!
Why this cruel sportin?
Oh! Why thus perplex
Us poor sons of a day?
Thy frown canna fear me,
Thy smile canno cheer me,
Since the flowers o' the forest
Are a' wede away.

[Tattoo Bradley]

Very touching story. I send my condolences.

[Frank MacDuffy]

I too offer my condolences. I hope his was a happy death. I'll be raising a glass to your Grandfather and yourself tonight!

[O'Neille]

It is wonderful that you were together. My sincere heartfelt sorrow for your loss. It's been over twenty years since I could sit and visit with my Grandfather O'Neille, but I can still remember our times together like it was yesterday.

[katmills2005]

May I too offer condolences. His passing was blessed to be peaceful.

[Cawdorian]

My heartfelt sympathy to you and your family. Your love and devotion for your grandfather is an inspiration to us all.

[Panache]

My condolences. I'm glad you two were able to share one last special moment together.

Sincerely

[PiobBear]

My sincere condolences, and congratulations on having the priceless opportunity to pipe him out. I'll pipe a lament in his honor tomorrow, and lift a glass to his memory tonight.

Sláinte!

[johnnym]

Deepest sympathy on your loss. I lost both of my grandfathers while I was very young. I have no memory of one, and only fleeting glimpses of the other. I wish I could have been as close.