Gather around the camp fire, he will be there
Aspen neatly stacked nearby in case the fire needs flare
Lee Vining for him was a special place, for all of us we did embrace,
Ribs on a spit, fishing in the creek, mom keeping the camp site neat.
Fried chicken at Nicely’s, a 25 cent shower, fresh water from the spring
mysteries on the radio, and a whole lot of other things.
A left handed gardener: amaryllis and orchards,
A naturalist: birds, plants, fish ponds, landscaping and working with his hands
He built a life that was pretty grand; he’s now walking with his pals with a cigar in hand
He was an artist, the walls in the house will attest,
And Frank Sinatra may have sang it best
“ I did it my way” and did my best, for that we will always be blessed.
