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...
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Be a father to me
place a hand on my head
keep me rooted, my mind
Oh father, why won’t you let me levitate?
I understand that you are distant
for me to grow above you
but please, that searing shield you carry,
put it down.
Embrace me warmly
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These are poems about family, poems about sons, and poems about their mothers and fathers.
Mother’s Smile
by Michael R. Burch
for my mother, Christine Ena Burch,
and my wife, Elizabeth Harris Burch
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I’m never alone
when you’re in my thoughts...
You help me decide
between my shoulds and my oughts...
I’m never scared
when you hold my hand...
You’re always with me
when we walk the land...
......
These are poems about family, poems about sons, and poems about their mothers and fathers.
Mother’s Smile
by Michael R. Burch
for my mother, Christine Ena Burch,
and my wife, Elizabeth Harris Burch
......
Be a father to me
place a hand on my head
keep me rooted, my mind
Oh father, why won’t you let me levitate?
I understand that you are distant
for me to grow above you
but please, that searing shield you carry,
put it down.
Embrace me warmly
......
You'll probably never see this
Never read this
You probably don't even know
That I'm a writer
You were proud of me
For as long as it was convenient
You supported me
For as long as it supported your good dad persona
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I’m never alone
when you’re in my thoughts...
You help me decide
between my shoulds and my oughts...
I’m never scared
when you hold my hand...
You’re always with me
when we walk the land...
......
No dad is ever perfect...
Not by any means...
Some dads are super cool...
Some dads make us eat our greens...
Some dads work all the time
And don’t get home until late at night...
Some dads have to work two jobs
And don’t get home until morning light...
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