Interviewer to Gregory Peck: “Considering the accomplishments of your legendary career, what do you want to be remembered for the most?”
Gregory Peck to Interviwer: “Being a good husband and father.”
For all the day will come
When we no longer breathe the air.
A day I do not walk the earth
And have left an empty chair.
What was must one day step aside
For what will come to be.
I walk and wonder in this world
About what will speak of me.
Birds singing above me in the trees
Sing from birds who sang before.
Creatures love the young they raise
Because once they were adored.
The sun rejoices for the moon
By lighting up the sky.
The moon reflects upon the sun
Yet we never wonder why.
The things I fixed and what I’ve made
Will all fall away.
Yet the words I’ve written on the heart
Will forever stay.
The love my family has from me
Will show in my daughter's daughter’s smile.
God’s love shown through my life
Will last more than just a while.
The good seeds that we plant in life
Will almost always grow.
Yet the fruit which falls from those trees
We almost always never know.
Our light will shine through hearts we’ve loved
Like a fire spreading fast.
When our lives are held in God’s hand,
Our love forever lasts.
