Father's Day Love

Today is the time to ponder
Why you are who you are, to me.
Is it for what you give
Or what it is for me to be.
Do I love you just because
You come home every night,
And how you're always there for me
In case I get a fright.

Could I consider you my friend
Because I ask you for advice,
When I have a curly problem
And you guide me very wise.
Am I grateful for your presence
As a strength on which to lean
Do I love the way you laugh
And sometimes tickle me.

Do I look up to your faith
To face another day.
And if you were as any other
Might I love you anyway.
For I so admire your manly traits,
Your deep voice
And the robust way you play.

And Dad, what I know for sure is
I love you for all of this, in every way.
I'm so glad God gave you me-
Have a Happy Father's Day today.

©Derry Bloss
Soft whispers from
Derry's Heart Poems © June 2011
Derry's Heart Poems