To My Father

There has been no other father but pa Joe Ndifor
Who cared for my brothers and I, drinking no liqour

To him I shall always be grateful
For in his course, he taught us not to be hateful

My brothers and I never lacked
For his business never cracked
                père, je t'aime.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Torres Avatar
June 27, 2014 at 3:40 PM
very well done, Michael!!! you are creating a piece which everyone would love to read!! ,... I wanna thank you for stopping by on my poem... Keep your pen high!!!! :O)) _AIyah
Michael Tanjang Avatar
June 28, 2014 at 2:49 PM
thanks miss i pray u keep reading my poems as i will do you, especially the one entittled " is there still hope" that poem won my first prize on poemsclub, in a contest; so pray read it. thanks very much love
Nance Avatar
April 20, 2014 at 7:32 AM
its so great to have a positive role model thanks for telling us about it. I dont' know what that last line means, but the rest of the poem spoke well of your pa. :)
Nganga Avatar
April 19, 2014 at 7:59 AM
That sounds like an honorable man! May you walk in his feet too,may your son sing the same lyric some day!!!
Michael Tanjang Avatar
April 19, 2014 at 1:27 PM
THANKS MISS
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