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Home » Memories » Projects & Memoirs » Poems of Cliffside » Shelby Sammons
Poems of Cliffside

~ Shelby Sammons ~

 

“A Hero That Will Last A Lifetime”

In Memory of PAPA!

My hero passed through this world,
And taught me many things as his little girl,
His wealth of knowledge was like fine pearls,
That formed a beautiful necklace for his precious little girl.

Each pearl represents a memory
And each day of my life he’s there with me,
My hero is in heaven to watch over me,
And one day in heaven I too will be.

My treasure each day that I had with him,
Makes each day a precious gem,
When my days are hard and long,
His love is there to make me strong.

His physical presents will always be missed,
I wish everyday for his gentle kiss,
His memory will carry me through year by year,
And deep in my heart I will feel no fear.

God places angels in our pathways each day,
But my biggest angel here could not stay,
On a scale of one to ten,
My papa is my biggest hero and my best friend!

Shelby Sammons

Shelby SammonsShelby is the daughter of Donna LeNeave and Greg Sammons and granddaughter of Lib Scruggs Grayson. Shelby wrote this in tribute to her “Papa,” the late Clifford Hamrick (actually her great uncle), who, with his wife Nellie Jo, helped raise Shelby and her sisters.

Courtesy Nellie Jo Scruggs Hamrick

 

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