Thanks!!!

A crowded room with a centerpiece,
A crowded room with the center at peace.
A family with friends all here,awake,
A family with friends all at a wake.
The locals gathered around to see,
A local who’s to be,buried at sea.
A man with a family-a wife and two daughters,
A family without a man-a husband and a father.
A fisherman and a familyman,he loved living as both,
He looked after his family,his house and his boat.
A friend now stood up to introduce the priest,
A priest introduced to the friend by the deceased.
And the priest,a young man,offered up five decades,to
A young man who’s life spanned just five decades,who
All the people here,loved and respected,
A man who’s ill health was never suspected.
After the priest,one of his daughters sang a hymn,
And then the other said a prayer which she wrote for him.
Nearing the end of the prayer she cried,
As a man nearing the end,she described.
A tall man now took over the wake,
All dressed in black,had jobs to undertake.
And for the widow knowing what lay ahead,
Kissed her husband,and bowed her head,
As she wept and said thank you to the love of her life,
A man who adored her,his good lady wife.
All that was left was a final silent farewell,
A minute observed to say thank you, A
Silence deserved for a man they all knew