FATHERS DAY PRAYER

 

All his life, she’d been

Likened to his Dad

A chip off the old block

Birds of a feather

Two sides of the same coin

And just the other day

He was asked

How are you different to your Dad?

He replied that he hoped

In as fewer ways as possible

THE PERFECT FATHER’S DAY GIFT

 

On Father's Day, I want to give my Dad

The very best present that I can get

One that he wants more than anything

But I can't afford to move out yet

I LOVE CELEBRATING FATHER'S DAY

 

I love celebrating Father's day

With my sons and daughters

Though I do realize it can cause 

Confusion in certain quarters

SURPRISE YOUR DAD ON FATHER’S DAY

 

Surprise your dad on Father’s Day

Asking him for advice should do it

And if you really want to surprise him

You should actually accept it

FATHER’S DAY

 

Don’t forget dad on Father’s Day

A bottle of something I think

And just remember that it is you

That drives him to drink

FATHER

I feel his hand on my shoulder

Reassuringly

When I am unsure of myself

Or hesitant

I see him watch me sagely

When I seek enlightenment

I see him smile with pride

When I succeed

Or with head inclined to comfort

When I fail

He is with me late at night

Watching Bogey and Bacall

I see his reflection on the lake

When I am fishing

And I hear him cheering loudly

Whenever we beat Australia

His smile sustains me

His words engage me

His strength supports me

His compassion inspires me

I shared joy with him

When my children were born

And sorrow when

My mother passed away

He stood behind me

In church on my wedding day

And beside me

At the reception when we toasted

At quiet moments I detect

The fragrance of old spice

Or the acrid tell tale aroma

Of his pipe tobacco

He is with me now

As I write these words

Though he has been dead

For nearly thirty years 

I LOVE CELEBRATING FATHER'S DAY

 

I love celebrating Father's day

With my sons and daughters

Though I do realize it can cause 

Confusion in certain quarters

SURPRISE YOUR DAD ON FATHER’S DAY

 

Surprise your dad on Father’s Day

Asking him for advice should do it

And if you really want to surprise him

You should actually accept it

FATHER’S DAY

 

Don’t forget dad on Father’s Day

A bottle of something I think

And just remember that it is you

That drives him to drink

DAY BY DAY

 

Mums have Mother’s Day

Dad's have Father’s Day

Single girls have Valentine’s Day

Single men have Palm Sunday

I WISH I’D KNOWN MY DAD

 

I really wish I’d known my dad at a time before

He had to experience all the sufferings of war

A time when he was still footloose and fancy-free

A time when he was not yet trapped by poverty

I wish I’d know him while he still had his ideals

And life had not ground him beneath its heels

Before he was weighed down by responsibilities

The joys and burdens which come with families

I wish I’d known him before life had made him sad

When he was young and when he was jack the lad

At a time when it was not yet possible to trace

Where life’s hardships had been etched in his face 

I wish I’d known dad when he was young and bold

Before the cancers grip had really taken hold

I wish I’d really known him before his early end

I think I would have liked to have called him friend

FATHERS DAY PRAYER

All his life, she’d been
Likened to his Dad
A chip off the old block
Birds of a feather
Two sides of the same coin
And just the other day
He was asked
How are you different to your Dad?
He replied that he hoped
In as fewer ways as possible