Dad's Lesson
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For decades I watched you toil
Modestly and unpretentiously
Life’s ups and downs
Not changing you one iota
A solid man with your integrity intact
No matter what came your way
Being your own master
And your own judge
Demanding and fair
Your heart into everything you did
You led by example
With principles and ethics
That’s how I learned the most valuable lesson
The one worth learning most of all
At the end of this whirlwind journey we call life
We will all stand alone to face our Maker
And show the integrity that’s in our heart
Published in my 24-page photo/anthology ~A SIMPLE MAN~ 2020
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Submitted on October 8, 2018 for contest IN RESPONSE TO IF (RUDYARD KIPLING'S FAMOUS POEM 'IF') sponsored by SILENT ONE - RANKED 2ND
Copyright © Line Gauthier | Year Posted 2018
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