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Dear Dad: A Poem to Commemorate Two Years Since Your Death

6/1/2015

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Dear Dad,
A big hello and I love you, Mr. A.J. Cunningham, my Dad
For June 1 marks two years since your death
Perhaps, instead, I'll call it your eternal life
Then maybe I won't feel such strife
You see, the disbelief still resides in me
The frequent tears reveal my lingering grief
Though my life is the best it's ever been
Since the arrival of my son,
Avie Jennings, A.J., in honor of you
On June 28, he'll be two
How we love him to the moon
He sure would make you swoon
You'll be pleased to know that he loves big trucks,
tractors, bugs, deer and dirt
A little man of your own heart
Though our choice to eat vegan might make your swear
What the hell is vegan, you say?
Don't worry, Dad!
Rest assured
It's enhancing my running performance
As you can see from the Mount Summit Challenge 
My finish as second overall female and seventh overall runner
would make you proud
I missed you at that race
My first since you've been gone 
But Mom, Tara, Chuck, Eric and Avie cheered me at the finish line as you always did,
They helped me feel the love and loudness I needed from you
Still, I channelled your cheers
from our days together at track and field
To commemorate your life today, 
I'll meet you in the woods in an hour!
Hurry, grab your running shoes
Let's climb the steepest hill!
Then I'll see you on the river
Your favorite place to be
It's where I know you always are
Resting in peace, drinking a PBR





5 Comments
Colleen Kenney
6/1/2015 03:49:07 am

What a beautiful tribute to a wonderful man. Love you ")

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Brynn
6/2/2015 12:21:26 am

Thanks, Colleen. Xo.

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M & F Harder
6/1/2015 02:34:11 pm

Hi Brynn, thinking of you and your sis and family, remembering your dear dad, which we are sorry we never got to meet. But feel blessed to know how special he was to you and so many others, through the heartful writings you penned for him. Your gift of composing your thoughts though this your poem---says it all. Like you and Eric, we cherish that we all have Avie to carry on his name, sweet little A.J.

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Brynn
6/2/2015 12:22:02 am

Thank you!!! Love you! It was a great day yesterday of celebrating and remembering him!

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Amy Heben
6/2/2015 02:42:57 am

Just wonderful. Simple, but yet so deep. Inspiration to all.

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