Archive for May, 2006
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Wednesday, May 31st, 2006Lessons My Father Taught Me
I watched you today, as you watched
your grandchildren, my children- and wondered
how you endured the pain, fear, joy and elation
that transforms us into parents.
I remembered the patience, the laughter, the tears.
Do I have the strength to endure it all?
It is with great anticipation that I take these
baby steps as guardian, guide […]
Poems For Father’s Day
Tuesday, May 30th, 2006Father
Fathers are wonderful people
Too little understood,
And we do not sing their praises
As often as we should…
For, somehow,
Father seems to be
The man who pays the bills,
While Mother binds up little hurts
And nurses all our ills…
And Father struggles daily To live up to “his image”
As protector and provider
And “hero of the scrimmage”…
And perhaps that is the reason
We […]
Poems For Father
Monday, May 29th, 2006My Hero
As I ponder the love that I saw in his eyes,
A Godly love, given without compromise….
I recall many times that he stood by my side,
And prodded me on with great vigor and pride.
His voice ever confident, firm and yet […]
