As Wise As They Come

There is this old fellow I meet every day As wise as they come though with few words to say A widower Grand-dad in his mid seventies his hair silver gray Quite a charming fellow in his own quiet way He is often out walking in the park off of high street A pleasure to know and a pleasure to meet A favourite quote of his is 'not all are good and kind But in everybody some good you will find' Last year his wife in her early seventies passed away In the local cemetery her remains do lay She withered away like a rose of the Fall Their fifty years together with fondness he recall So wise and so gentle a man I admire And of singing his praises I never could tire.