Best Poems Written by Debora Waddell

Fathers Are Wonderful People

Father’s are wonderful people
Too little understood 
And we do not sing their praises
As often as we should…

For, somehow, Father seems to be
The man who pays the bills
While mother binds up little hurts
And nurses all our ills…

And father struggles daily
To live up to his image
As protector and provider
And “hero of the scrimmage”

And perhaps that is the reason
We sometimes get the notion
That fathers are not subject
To the thing we call “emotion”

But if you look inside Dad’s heart 
Where no one else can see
You’ll find he’s sentimental
And as “soft” as he can be

But he’s so busy every day
In the grueling race of life
He leaves the sentimental stuff
To his partner and his wife

But fathers are just wonderful
In a million different ways
And merit loving compliments
And accolades of praise

For the only reason Dad aspires 
To fortune and success
Is to make the family proud of him
And to bring them happiness

And like our heavenly father
He’s a guardian and a guide
Someone we can count on
To be always on our side.

Copyright © Debora Waddell | Year Posted 2011