Fathers Day Poems

Fathers Day Poems or a Tie?

Love you, Dad

I remember you taught me to drive
(It's remarkable we're still alive)
You were there for me when
I lost pets or a friend
And that's why, my dear Dad, I could thrive.

Fathers Day Quotes

Remember that trouble I had?
And who bailed me out? Well, you, Dad!
You used to seem mean
When I was a teen
For all of the stuff you forbade.

Now that I am a Dad, too
I fondly remember that you
Gave me a spine
So now I opine
That I share quite a lot with your view

"When is Fathers Day anyway?" asking no one in particular. Edward Lear, shouting "Checkmate!" and feeling expansive at the victory over his good friend W.S. Gilbert, conferred with his calendar and produced this chart:

USA Data

2008 June 15
2009 June 21
2010 June 20
2011 June 19

More Fathers Day Poems

Raising a son isn't easy
Some lectures, not pleasant or breezy
I was grounded sometime
When you laid down the line
Just an "I love you" seems pretty cheesy.

Raising Daughters

Raising a daughter is tough
And lots of times, we found the "rough."
But now that I'm big
I'm so glad you did
I really can't thank you enough.

Variation: Raising Daughters

Raising a daughter is tough
And lots of times, we found the "rough."
But now that I'm grown
The values I own
Come from you and are more than enough.

Fathers Day Ideas

Neither Lear nor Gilbert had children, which no doubt accounts for their having the leisure to play chess, but neither were bereft of Fathers Day ideas for gifts. They roundly eschewed the gift of a Fathers Day tie in favor of something more personal-mayhaps a collection of Fathers Day quotes or services such as cleaning the stables or the carriage house? Perhaps a funny T-shirt with a limerick poem?

There's no nestlings now in your home
And you've scads of time all your own
Can I send my son
To visit the one
Who will stiffen his flexible backbone?

Teaching the Rules

Thanks, Dad, you taught me the rules
Of building a doghouse or stools
I'll be glad to assist
With your project shortlist
(Now that I've filched all your tools.)

...and yet more Fathers Day Poems

Teaching Swimming

Dad, you remember the beach
I recall you were sure set to teach
Swimming to me
And now you can see
There isn't a goal I can't reach.

Proud of You, Son

I'm proud of you, son, as a Dad
You're secure in your role, and I'm glad
You give all that it takes
Read to kids or bake cakes
You've fulfilled every hope that I had.

...Fathers Day Poems by the pound!

First Father's Day

Now that we're moving toward
Your first Father's Day, I'm on board
To wish you my love
As your Dad, just think of
Paying forward that love as reward.

New Dad

You're children are small and you're sure
It gets better, but that's premature.
You will worry more when
They are grown up, and when
You are old, you'll STILL fret; there's no cure.

And to that end, Kathleen sharpened her pencil and produced this plethora of limerick poems for her own Dad with a cornucopia left over to honor all Dads everywhere on their special day.

Fathers Day Poems are fun...and maybe there's something for special professions?

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