Sunday, June 19, 2011

Father's Day

A poem for Father's Day, with love to my own father, a man of whose character I have yet to meet an equal. Happy Father's Day, Dad.
Sentimental Moment Or Why Did The Baguette Cross The Road?
Robert Hershon
Don't fill up on bread 
I say absent-mindedly 
The servings here are huge 

My son, whose hair may be 
receding a bit, says 
Did you really just 
say that to me? 

What he doesn't know
is that when we're walking 
together, when we get 
to the curb 
I sometimes start to reach 
for his hand
And happy birthday to my big brother.

* Post originally written 09/16/10 and posted using Blogger's scheduled post.