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Excerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. IN LOVING MEMORY OF DALE EARNHARDTA Book Of PoetryBy Bobbie Sue MesserLulu.comCopyright 2008Bobbie Sue MesserAll right reserved.ISBN: 9781435716247Contents INTRODUCTION PAGE A BOOK OF POETRY TITLE PAGE COPY RIGHT PAGE THANK YOU PAGE TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 DEDICATION POEM A LETTER TO DALE EARNHARDT JR. A LEGEND LOST A SAD DAY A TIME TO GRIEVE DALE FAMILY VALUES FATHER AND SON RACING TOGETHER HIS RACING DREAM AT FIVE I WONDER IF YOU CRIED IN LOVING MEMORY TO ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU RACING ACROSS THE SKY RACING WAS YOUR DREAM ROOKIE OF THE YEAR SOME HOW YOU KNEW THE BEST MAN THE WORLD DID KNOW THE BLACK NUMBER 3 THE DAYTONA 500 THE GREAT OUTDOORS THE INTIMIDATOR THE LEGACY CONTINUES ON THE WORLDS GREATEST DRIVER CHOOSING A HARD CAREER RALPH LEE EARNHARDT STARTING IT ALL WINNING THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1956 LOSING RALPH LEE EARNHARDT OUR ANCHOR AND ROCK DRIVING THE NUMBER 88 KING OF NASCAR ONE CORNER AWAY BLANK PAGEChapter OneA legend lost In 1973 Ralph Earnhardt died, And on the inside you cried. With your hero forever gone, You became withdrawn. Not knowing what to do, You turned to the only thing you knew. Racing took away the pain, For you to be whole again. You were a survivor, And became a better driver. In 1975 you made your debut, And your racing skills grew. In 1978 you finished fourth in the race, Soon heading for a better place. Through the years you became a legend, Your championships adding up to seven. Among these awards you won more, Something know one will ignore. On February 18, 2001 you joined your dad, And for that we will forever be sad. A legend you will forever be, Across this land for all to see. A Sad Day As the intimidator went across the track, You knew that he was planning his attack. For he was waiting to speed pass them all, Knowing some would end up in the wall. Earnhardt was a race man through and through, Achieving so much status since his debut. He touched the hearts of every single fan, Where you knew that he was one great man. Which made his death much harder to bear, For you knew that he would no longer be there. All his fans cried when it happened that day, Standing still not knowing what to say. In their hearts they would forever be sad, Even though they knew he was joining his dad. Praying for him to race along those golden streets, With ten thousand angels filling the seats. We can only hope that we will meet again one day, When we to begin our journey to heaven to stay. A time to grieve The man in black, Being laid to rest, Is so hard to digest. He gave his life, Doing what he loved. Now he's racing, In the clouds above. He was the best, this world did see. The man in the black, with a number 3. You see his grave, and wonder why. The world's greatest driver, Now lives in the sky. Will we ever understand, What the lord has planned? Will we ever learn to forgive, For not letting Earnhardt live? Our hearts mend, As the years go bye. While we learn, to say goodbye. DALE Dale what can one say, To take the pain away. For losing you that way, Breaks my heart everyday. When I look at your face, I know no other racer, Will take your place. You where the best, This world did see. Most times I find myself Down on my knees. Pleading to the Lord, To send you back to us, Oh how the world, Would make a fuss. For the man in black, Would finally be back, And we could see him, Race across the track. All those movies about you, Are so hard to get through. To watch them with you gone, To me just feels so wrong. I plead, Lord this is not fair, Then I sink farther into despair. Death happens to us all, We wish we could just stall. For all our loved ones we leave behind, We have no way on knowing, What will happen to them in time. Family Values Before each race you would pray, That was how you would begin your day, Praying for all the racers to be safe in the race, And those that were sick to feel his embrace. Family values and church, y