My Father & The Store

In 1960 the place was found
On this spot on this ground
My father came and gave it life
Through the worry and trough the strile
He worked so hard,
He worked all day
While I would sit and watch and play
In ’67 the fire came
The place next door was to blame
It didn’t stop him, oh this I know
He built again and started to grow
This place is his work, his life, his pain
He didn’t want to keep it the same
And now he’s still growing, growing, growing
Now he’s still going, going … on.

Jennifer Barnes
age 11
Dedicated to my Father, Leonard Barnes
(London Lennie’s)