Song/Poem 2- " The Pearl Song"

Dad, I kept looking for you.
I think I have my whole life through.
Leaving like you did
     when I was a kid,
Oh, Dad, if you only knew,
     I kept looking for you.
But from this came
     the meaning of my name.

You see, a pearl is a gem of great value,
     but it doesn't start out that way.
It begins as a displeasure
     that has to be lived with night and day.
And like the grain of sand
     the pain at hand
     can be very hard to bear.
But with time and grace
     a change takes place
     that makes a design so fair,
A hard to find,
     a one of a kind, that's rare. 

Lately, I've been thinking it through
     knowing the name "Pearl" had great meaning to you.
A gem so rare you wanted me to wear
     each day my whole life through,
     I think it was a gift from you.
Cause for each loss there is a cost
     that may seem to have no end.
But it has to be faced
     and held in its' place for a new look to begin
     and this new look has to start from within.
Some truths in life take time to find,
     and, by looking for you, I found mine.

A pearl is a gem of great value
     but it doesn't start out that way.
It begins as a displeasure
     that has to be lived with night and day.
And like the grain of sand
     the pain at hand
     can be very hard to bear.
But with time and grace
     a change takes place
     that makes a design so fair.
A hard to find
     a one of a kind, that's rare.