Blue eyes brighter than a brilliant summer sky
Dark brown hair abundant around your head
A face that's comely you cannot deny
A voice that would recall us to our 'Daily Bread'
Roger in name and Ridley in nature
You held steady to the faith you professed
You always walked towards the future
Ready to be faithful and fully blessed
You loved people, it was plain to see
Always ready with a welcome
Food, beer or a cup of coffee
No one was ever barred from your home
Your heart burned for the gospel
You could speak it plain
On Sundays we'd find you beside the well
Drawing water for the thirsty again and again
If travel involved a trip on a train
No one was happier or easy to please
A joy in the journey you didn't have to explain
But boy were you an easy target to tease!
You captured a story not only with words
But with your tone of voice and expression you gave
Breath and life to people, flight to birds
And a lost world invariably you'd save
We were looking so forward to seeing you as Gramps
But your light burned brightly and not overlong
Still you filled passports with numerous stamps
And leave us with a symphonic song
Jocelyn Ridley
17/12/2011
In Memory of my Dad 19/5/1953 - 15/12/2011
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