Happy Father’s Day



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...


Some dads come home for dinner

And help us with our homework...

Some dads are good with computers

And know about Star Trek and Captain Kirk...


Some dads are good with baseball

And know how to throw a knuckleball...

Some dads are good with pitching tents

And take us camping in the Fall...


Some dads like working on engines

And can teach us to change a spare...

Some dads like to act all silly

But offer kind words if we’re in despair...


Sometimes we have a stepdad

Who takes us on fun vacation drives...

Sometimes we have a granddad

Who plays an important role in our lives...


But it’s great to have a person

Who helps us grow along the way...

And it’s to this important father figure

That we say “Happy Father’s Day!”


© 2020 Jeffrey Pipes Guice

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