On Fathers' Day

My husband is a father
And my son’s a dad as well,
A job at which the both of them
Do very much excel.

The one to whom my cards went
Has been gone for many years,
Though love, in all its stubbornness,
Still somehow perseveres.

Of course I think of him today 
And though we had to part,
There’ll always be a spot reserved
For him within my heart.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Marcum Wong Avatar
June 20, 2018 at 10:45 PM
This is heartwarming Ilene! Wish I had know my father....especially when Father's Day rolls around. : )
Krutsinger Avatar
June 20, 2018 at 3:23 PM
How easily your rhymes flow, Ilene. This one made me smile.
Rigoler Avatar
June 18, 2018 at 7:45 PM
I had a father I could not love. I'll leave it at that. As for my take on baby talk, hold on to your hat: I was taught that way in my very early upbringing. Happily I broke away from that kind of infantilism. Yet I do know people, out of prudishness, who can't make themselves use adult words and still resort to a childhood vocabulary for certain bodily functions. Thanks for the stop by, Ilene. / M
Wolf Avatar
June 18, 2018 at 6:09 PM
Lovely tribute, Ilene. Especially like the line "love, in all its stubbornness" -- such a fresh depiction. Kudos! ~ gershon
Leffanta Avatar
June 17, 2018 at 11:55 AM
A nice tribute to your father and the fact that only love endures. Aloha! Rico
Turner Avatar
June 17, 2018 at 9:31 AM
Fitting tribute, for I feel the same way about it myself.Lovely write, Ilene:)
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