So Long, 'pa Nonoy

So

Long, ‘Pa

Nonoy!

-t o n s i eThe sun was out And life was once warm Youth scarcely heeds old age Then skies become gray And days grew cold

I sought a corner and Demanded a tale from your old lips You were once young And did those things You laughed, You yelled, you loved like youth I smiled Wondered how A face so withered, A figure so bent, Paralyzed Could ever have known love Ah! You, conceit of youth! But suddenly glare of lights Softened and turned low Hands of heaven seized you Seasons changed, Faded, But not your love So dignified Like your songs, so precious, They’ll linger ‘til my life be through Yo te amo mucho, mi abuelo! Nunca ti descuidor, mi caro, Papa Nonoy Adios!