Notes About The Poem
Dear Dad,
Wishing you a wonderful Father’s Day! I’m so grateful for everything you do and for the person you are. Thank you for always being in my corner and for all the lessons you’ve taught me, big and small. I hope today is as amazing as you are.
Love you,
Jami
The Quiet Way You Love Us
A lifetime of service, of lines and of power,
Standing strong for us through every shift and every hour.
Now the tools can be lowered, a long rest is due,
For the hardworking man who always pulled through.
You have never been one for big, sentimental views,
But your love is written in everything you do.
It’s in the quiet Scooters runs where I always get my way,
And the smile behind letting me call you "Old Man" each day.
I still hold the memory of you standing by my side,
Waiting hours for Harry Potter, putting down your gruff pride.
And the way you slip your wallet out to pay for my things—
The stubborn, unasked protection that your generosity brings.
It makes me so mad when I see you pull out your bill,
But beneath my frustration, I’m so grateful, and always will.
You claim that you hate them, with a sigh and a frown,
Yet you soften completely when my cats come around.
You’re out in the garden, or fixing the pool,
Pouring your energy into the earth and the tool.
And when my own life is in shambles and breaking apart,
You show up to build it back up with your generous heart.
You’re the first one to step up when someone’s hit a wall,
The steady, unchanging anchor whenever we call.
And I watch as you look at my brother and your grandsons, and grin,
Passing down the old truth where your wisdom begins:
"As you are I once was, as I am you soon shall be."
A legacy of love that binds our whole family.
You wear a grumpy outer shell, but we all see right through,
To the beautiful, fiercely loyal heart inside of you.
Happy Father’s Day, Dad, to the best man I know—You are loved so much deeper than we ever could show.
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