Author: Devlin Murphy

always and forever

Queen of flowers…

A good man

passed today.

You may not

know him

but

you know men

like him.

Strong and steady

Kind and warm

hearted

Quiet unless he

was happy or

angry.

A gentleman

in every sense

of the word.

He had his

struggles

He fought his

demons

He was a

Rock,

He lived his

name,

Peter.

Goodbye Uncle Pete

You are loved,

You will be missed…

Peter Anthony Bertolo

12/30/53-8/10/24

Clouds rolling

by

storms coming

in

the harmony

of the

drops

rhythm

of life

may the

rain

wash away

the pain…

clouds

crowding my

minds eye

rolling by

will your

tears clean

the heavy

air

or drown

the

sorrows of

the lonely…

the past slides by

the why’s die

a lifetime of

wondering…

the tears have dried

never home

no matter where

I’ve roamed

always searching

for a place

to call home

longing for connections

that never came

believing the lies

that the problem

was mine…

I left the world

of indifference behind

forged ahead and

made the world

mine.

memories of once was

fade away

people come

people go

you love me

you hate me

I no longer care

either way

I am a force

to be reckoned

with~

if you dare.

I am blooming

again~

and I always

will

with or without you,

I bloom.

Dreams unfurl

like smoke rings

shrouded into

the mist

secrets told

secrets hold

the mysteries

that float

into the

mist~

What lies

on the

other side-

what blooms,

what dies,

on the

journey

into the

mist

going alone

on a

soul journey

into the

mist…

Thanks.

clouds

drifting

tides

shifting

time

ticking

moon

waxing

heart

beating

hope

blossoms

love

flowing

dreams

weaving

clouds

drifting…

Fly away

little bird

the world

awaits you.

Nothing

remains

the same…

The tides

are always

shifting…

I will miss

you

everyday,

in every way~

Home

is in

the heart

and there

you will

always be…

Fly

Little Bird,

I’ll watch

you soar…

The season

of fire

within

and

without

what

insights

gleaned

while

the

gloaming

fades

Grow

and meet

the light

dance

in the

glow

with

sheer

delight…

You were

the father

I never

had.

Brave and

strong

as solid

as a

rock.

I leaned

on you

and you

held my

heart…

You raised

me

to be

honest,

loyal,

and true

just like

you.

Never a

stronger

man have

I met.

I loved you

then

and

love you

still,

always.

Gramps~

thank you

for being

you,

and the

best dad

a girl

could have…