| A Tribute to Uncle Buck | |||||||
| He was ornery and lighthearted | He gave me my first steer | ||||||
| Full of fun, sass and pluck | Together we named him Dandy | ||||||
| Some said his name was Larry | He told me hay was his vegetables | ||||||
| But to me he was Uncle Buck | And cubes were his candy | ||||||
| He took me to the drive-in movie | He raised my first heifer calf | ||||||
| And we ate at the Hilltop Café | Then took me to visit my cow | ||||||
| He always started the fires | He always knew which one she was | ||||||
| For a picnic on Memorial Day | Though I couldn’t figure out how | ||||||
| He hid Easter eggs for us to find | I remember him watching TV | ||||||
| Made wood into whatever you’d want | Relaxing in the big easy chair | ||||||
| He once gave us a ping-pong table | But he could make my steer behave | ||||||
| We found on a treasure hunt | Just by shouting “Get in there!” | ||||||
| He made yummy ice cream floats | It was always so exciting | ||||||
| With pop from Grandma’s fridge | When he would deliver the firewood | ||||||
| Then dug the worms and grubs | Unloading it and stacking it high | ||||||
| To take us fishing from the bridge | Are memories from my childhood | ||||||
| He named me Cindy Sue Kajimus | He had lots of equipment | ||||||
| And he called my Grandpa ‘Pop’ | He used to chop his logs | ||||||
| He could carve the wienie sticks | It was as much a part of him | ||||||
| And shoot the coon up in the treetop | As the ever-present coon dogs | ||||||
| He was good with cattle and wood | He told us stories about Mom’s boyfriends | ||||||
| Never minded getting a little dirty | Played tricks that were pretty clever | ||||||
| He paid the highest compliment | All of us kids knew for a fact | ||||||
| If he said you were ‘fat and purty’ | We had the coolest uncle ever | ||||||
| He could make us laugh with just a grin | And now he watches over us | ||||||
| Often exclaimed “Aw, shucks!” | While enjoying Heaven’s ‘potluck’ | ||||||
| No one else had a smile | That angel in bib overalls | ||||||
| Quite like Uncle Buck’s | That’s my Uncle Buck | ||||||
| Cindy Regnier | |||||||
| May-19 | |||||||
