[JustAmy]

It's So Nice To Have A Dad Around The House
by: Helen Steiner Rice

DADS are special people
No home should be without,
For every family will agree
They're 'SO NICE TO HAVE ABOUT' -
They are a happy mixture
Of a 'SMALL BOY' and a 'MAN'
And they're very necessary
In every 'FAMILY PLAN' -
Sometimes they're most demanding
And stern, and firm and tough
But underneath they're 'soft as silk'
For this is just a 'BLUFF' -
But in any kind of trouble
Dad reaches out his hand.
And you can always count on him
To help and understand -
And while we do not praise Dad
as often as we should,
We love him and admire him,
And while that's understood,
It's only fair to emphasise
His importance and his worth -
For if there were no loving Dads
This would be a 'LOVELESS EARTH'.

[JustAmy]

Graphic by MamaBear

Dad

I didn’t buy you flowers, no candy or a card.
Picking out a gift for you, is really very hard.
What gift would say what I feel, about just who you are?
You worked two jobs to feed us, you let me wreck the car.
You picked our mom, made a home, for all of that, “Thank you.”
I hope, I have made you proud, I hope regrets are few.
There is one thing you should know, I haven’t told you yet.
It seems the older I become, the more like you I get.
Happy Father’s Day, to you, just one more thing I'll say.
Love you Dad, but not enough, to wear my hair that way.

David 6/20/2004
aka DIF © 2004