His Final Birthday

We wanted to visit, that last day in June
but one phone call messed up the fun
Ma was not well, so Pa did not celebrate
his birthday - it would be his last.

No birthday cake, no visitors passing by
no schnitzel tradition, was it true or a lie?
His birthday was one in solitude

Just two months later he passed away
it went just too fast to realize
that there was no chance to catch up
his birthday - only tears

I still don't realize that he passed away
no phone calls from him
no just passing by
and when I hear one of his favourite songs
I sit down and cry

(16 lines)
For Pappa (30-6-1935 / 4-9-2009)