Miscellaneous Assignments
This mini assignment was to write a poem about or relating to fathers, grandfathers, father of your children, or any father. It could be about a specific man, or about dads in general. Some memories are good, some unfortunately not so good....
A Father's Wish
Written about my husband's forced estrangement from his children at the hands of their mother and grandmotherUpon these golden heartstrings
comes a gentle wish
Lost within the depths of time
Where happiness once lived
When he could share the laughter,
the joy and all the tears
A family once together
he lost throughout the years.
The many things that happened
lead him to the place
Separated from the joys
his heart had once embraced ~
But there was no point in blaming
when he could also see
Mistakes he often made were still
his responsibility.
Wishing he could turn back time
and see their innocence
And knowing they had been exposed
to every circumstance ~
Three young lives too young to know
grew up way too fast
Wishing that he could undo
the pain within their past.
He was supposed to lead them
into a better life
But they only turned their backs on him
when their mother died ~
Fickle for a moment
confused by what they feel
To live within their father's world
was being disloyal still.
Damaged by the distant past
as the sands of time
Gently blow around their world,
a life that's not been kind ~
And in the midst of turbulence
pulled this way and that,
Despite the father's fervent wish
he cannot take it back.
Now as the years have shaped them
he stops to ponder still,
How they've grown in their world
and what they've come to feel?
He never once stops loving them
though he's learnt to accept
Their choice to live without him
though it fills him with regret.
Every father has a dream
for his children to be
All that they could ever hope
and ever want to be ~
But no matter what the circumstance
still his greatest wish
Is that whatever comes their way
they will find happiness.
© 2006 ~ Christina
Things I'd Like to Say
Last night as I was reminiscing with all my familyI took a mental picture and put it to memory
Because these last few weeks have been so awfully sad
I have been remembering everything I loved about my dad
I can't remember one single day when he was mad at me
Except the day I told him a grampa he would be
As he buttoned up the dress I wore on my wedding day
He said, " I love you babe", in a very special way.
My dad was there whenever I needed a laugh you see
Even a few days before he died he shared a joke with me
I used to love to watch my dad on the dance floor with his wife
Gliding along so gracefully like the did with his whole life
He used to like to tease my mom and then he'd get her riled
And when she said "Cut it out Ralphie" on his face you'd see a smile.
I could go on forever about the things that I loved best
Even though God has taken Dad from me and put his pain to rest.
I know my heartache will some day pass and he'll become a memory
But in my heart I'll hold him like all my family,
And mom you know I'm there for you and will be everyday
Because you know I love you too, in a very special way.
And to all our friends and family who have gathered here today
May God Bless each and everyone of you, is a Thing I'd Like to Say.
© 2006 ~ Lady Deb
For My Father
I feel so blessed that your my DadYou've always been there for me
I have wonderful childhood memories
Of the best times that we've had
A wonderful Father you've always been
And I thank the Lord for you
We've grown even closer throughout the years
And my love to you I send
Thank you Dad for all you have done
I appreciate you more than you know
Have a very Happy Father's Day
Enjoy and have some fun
© 2006 ~ Renee
Dear Dad
I know sometimesWe tend to forget
To show you that we care,
To acknowledge all
You do for us
And how you're always there.
The role you have
In raising us
Sometimes we do down-play,
But please believe
There is no doubt
You're important in every way.
For me myself
Deep from my heart
I know this to be true,
Every second
Of every day
I thank God for you.
© 2006 ~ Windstorm
Happy Father's Day
In loving memory of my father, Virgil J. HarrisDad, you were one of a kind
No one was ever like you.
You are always on my mind
You don't have a clue
On how much we love and miss you
Your grandson Christopher is now ten
We know that you are the wind
You can see everything we do
You and mom are together again
Waiting for our renew of life
Until then your death
Will always cut me like a knife
© 2006 ~ Selena
The pain he caused the heart inside.
But every year I think the same thought.
I love you daddy and today is your day.
With so many other wonderful fathers
Out in the world .
Every year at this time I smile and think
About my dad and wonder how he is.
What makes me sad is he still lies and drinks.
But the bottom line is I have to be grateful
To have even had parents.
There were children in the world then
as well as now that do not have parents.
So all I say with a bit of a sunken heart
is HAPPY FATHERS DAY DADDY
I LOVE YOU AND ALWAYS WILL.
© 2006 ~ Annsea146
Pictures of being flung against the wall
Painful memories I find difficult to recall
I would wonder what I had done wrong
All I ever wanted was just to belong
My Dad would often scream "You're no good"
I would try so hard for you Dad really I would
My mother would just turn her head and walk away
I knew what my fate would be I wish she'd stay
I seemed to be the target for his abuse
I just wasn't good enough was his excuse
Vaguely I can see happy times I think
But mainly they were clouded by drink
Today an abused child would be taken away
Back then a wife was expected to stay
My advice would be to walk out the door
No family should have to take any more
Through all this he is still my only Dad
My memories of him makes me quite sad
He's sick now and hasn't very long to live
The best I can do is just try to forgive
© 2006 ~ Lady Crystal
Dear Daughter,
I've watched you grow up
From the baby you were,
to the young woman you have become
Today is your wedding day
and I know I must give you away now
I have taken care of you
for oh, so many years now
Without your mother,
we tried to get along
And now here you are,
Grown up and looking so much like her.
I cried a little the day you left for college,
I miss the weekends we used to spend together.
We'd go exploring, you and I,
But we'd always end up back home again,
and I knew you'd be tucked in safe and sound at night.
Now you have found a husband,
and it is time for me to let you go.
I can only hope that your husband will be
as good to you as you deserve.
I love you, my daughter.
© 2006 ~ Holly
Dad
My dad was never thereLike so many fathers are
My dad was always close at hand
Stuck too close, always in my hair.
I often wondered, what it would be like
If my father didn't care
Let me do my own thing
Would be kind of unfair.
But dad was there to guide me
Through all my troubled times
Always getting in the way
Stepping over all the mines.
© 2006 ~ Lyn
Tapestry
Life is what we make itso they often say
the threads that make
our lives are woven
each and ever day
The tender hand that weaves
the pattern with such care
is always a source of comfort
a friend so loving and dear
None other has the touch
that makes the master plan
years of thought and guidance
this tapestry of his hand
A father's love succeeded
When no other could be found
A perfect work of kindness
Found in his daughter's years.
© 2006 ~ Hippietoad
Thank You
Thank you for believing in me...when I find it difficult to believe in myself
for always understanding me...
when I have great problems and need some help.
Thank you for caring for me...
in each and every way that you do
for always being there for me...
even if you have other matters to attend to
Thank you for listening to me...
when I need someone to air my problems to
For always taking heed of me...
even if I don't say a word or two
But most of all, I just want to thank you
for all the caring and loving that you do
For me you're not just an angel sent by God
But the greatest Dad anyone could ever had!
© 2006 ~ Rachelle
