To Dad...

What would a proper tribute be,
To such a man as great as he?
So full of life and energy,
What would a proper tribute be?

What sort of song would one compose,
To imitate the way his melodic laugh
Filled up a room
And reverberated against the walls?

What appropriate award could we
Bestow upon him
For his 54 years of service
To the world?

What type of sketch
Could be drawn to illustrate
This man's immense creativity
and artistic hue?

What new game
Could be invented to provide
Even half the joy
That he did?

What variety of verse
Could be written to adequately
Express the sheer magic
He worked with words?

What joke could be told
To incite the epidemic
Of laughter
He used to inspire?

What caliber of movie
Could be produced to portray
The love story of all love stories?...
That of my Mom and Dad?

What would be a proper tribute be
To such a man as great as he?
So full of life and energy...
What would a proper tribute be?

-Karen Nolen (Curson)
Daughter
January 1998