In Memory of Dad
Dad,
my name sake,
you taught me so much.
“Tobble” meant fair to middlin’
and you were tobble patient;
you taught me to drive
and spanked me
once.
Smart
the fixer
was intuitive;
“pert near” meant almost
and you pert near built our house.
Mom called you - her tinkerer,
experimental
but truly
safe.
Strong
hearty laugh,
"peak ed" meant sickly
and cancer left you peak ed.
Christmas 1989
you passed the torch on,
peaceful and
sure.
Copyright © Reason A. Poteet | Year Posted 2013
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