A lesson from Dad

by StMario   Sep 27, 2005


Dad, you were not there to help me fly my kite

not there to train me to ride my bike

not there to teach me skills to fish

not there to give me a good night kiss

not there to advise me on my dates

not there to see me graduate

not there when I said I do

you were not there when I raised my babies of two

Dad, there is a lesson in those things you left undone

That is, never will I not be there for my daughter and son.

In loving memory of My Father,
Charlie D.

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  • 18 years ago

    by mayme

    Good thing you learned something in your life from you dad. I am still trying to find the lesson with my dad. good poem

  • 18 years ago

    by PS

    This is great too. it seemed a little wordy with the "were not there" but it also had a great flow.

  • 18 years ago

    by StMario

    Hey dad, thank you for being there for me. You are the worlds greatest father. I love you, when I read this one i smiled....

    I know what you are saying right now, "Mario, I it is because I love you". See you soon. Mario jr.

  • 18 years ago

    by StMario

    Readers. I wrote this one, not because he was a bad dad. but he was a working dad, a hard working one. Driving trucks in the 60's was a challenging task without the technology given today.. Mom raised us many years without my father's presence in the house.

    5 years before he died we became close, I forgave... and we began to live life longer. creating memories that I will always keep of him.. no he was not there to teach me how to become that young man,but I had great role models.. brothers and a sister who became my guides. blessed to have had a mother with a strong will to live,not because of what she had done but because of who GOD was. I loved my father still. I thank GOD for allowing me to have such a loving and forgiving spirit. He died Dec 27th 1999 two days before my best friends birthday.

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