Poem rom Joe...Written to My Daughters Friends

This is a poem Joe wrote to us after he came to NY when Sandy was in the hospital last year. It was very touching and sweet of him to take the time to write, especially since he was not a great typist: "year's ago i met a lady,a person of brightness.she alway's looked for the silver lineing.time's would be bad or worse,butshe would still smile like a candle on the darkess night.proud to stand with her.we have had our time's.good bad terrible and great.three did we raise,three that i am proud to call our's.our daugter while growing up,alway's had her friend's over.show up anytime,stay all the time,sleep over.they would drive me out of my mind.never knew who would be in the house.morning would be a trip,really steping over them,because they stayed up alnight watching t.v..my lady would only smile at my complaint's,who ate my lunch ,who's pant's are these,what happen too the cookie's,what do you mean i have to pick them up.drove me crazy.smile she would and a small laugh,my lady would say they are here,they are good what more could we ask. 20+year's have gone bye,while vist'ing our daughter suffer'ed heart failure.these pain in the ass,rotten,loud ,annoying,girl fiend's where there.ladie's of brightness they had become.long drive from picking me up at the airport,not a short trip,a hard hug and a tear,a small smile of hope.stood tall they did.helping,in every way.with them there i knew my daughter was in good hand's.the comfort they gave just by being there. thank you colleen and mary may you have children who have friend's like you. thank you"