Farewell

Farewell Jeff ❤️ 

A Tear and a Smile

I wanted to write more, about Jeff

Gone too soon, My Stepson, My Husband’s Son.

Last night all I had at my fingertips was this Barn photo 

From the 4th generation Farm where Fred grew up

And where Jeff’s roots always were.

This morning, before my barn photo went up,

Jeff’s Son in Law wrote this poem 

And captured Jeff’s Essence Perfectly. ❤️

From Brandy...

My father passed away this morning... He was only 49.

Brandy’s Husband Cameron wrote a perfect poem for him. 

Jeff Brandy's Dad

A smiling

Generous

Complex

Adventurer

Was brought low

This morning

Stilled

By the weight

Of time spent

Living

On his terms

Writing

An enduring saga

A life so full

Of stories

They will fill

Many more generations With bold echoes

To grow larger

Through the ages

A hero perhaps

In the wrong age

Yet one who built

With stone

And was always

Ready to help

Offering great deeds

Tools and treasures

Freely

Shocked at offers

Of repayment His adventures

Many more generations With bold echoes

To grow larger

Through the ages

A hero perhaps

In the wrong age

Yet one who built

With stone

And was always

Ready to help

Offering great deeds

Tools and treasures

Freely

Shocked at offers

Of repayment 

His adventures

Carried him

Through dark waters

Leaving scars

His light

If sometimes hidden

Never left

And is the lighthouse

At the heart

Of his saga

Standing firm

Upon masterfully laid stones 

Unmoved by storms

Remaining

Genuine laughter

Ringing through

Heard above the wind