What Makes a Dad

God took the strength of a mountain, 
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun, 
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature, 
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages, 
The power of the eagle's flight,
The joy of a morning in spring, 
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity, 
The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so, 
He called it ... Dad
~~Author Unknown.~~

A little girl needs Daddy
For many, many things:
Like holding her high off the ground
Where the sunlight sings! 
Like being the deep music
That tells her all is right
When she awakens frantic with
The terrors of the night. 
Like being the great mountain
That rises in her heart
And shows her how she might get home
When all else falls apart. 
Like giving her the love
That is her sea and air,
So diving deep or soaring high
She'll always find him there.

Father and son poems :  Perhaps we'll never understand each other.....

Perhaps we'll never understand each other.
Loving doesn't mean that we agree.
If that were so, then I would say, why bother?
But there are things I know I'll never see.
I'm sure your heart knows what I don't yet know:
The pain of loving a reluctant son;
The anger, coming fast and building slow,
Of being helpless to control someone.
You want only that I grow up right,
But you know what right is, and I still don't.
I have to learn to wield my inner light,
And if I follow yours, well, then I won't.
I'm sorry for the anger in the air;
Though we fight, my love is always there.

Happy Father's Day

A Dad is a person
who is loving and kind,
And often he knows
what you have on your mind.
He's someone who listens,
suggests, and defends.
A dad can be one
of your very best friends!
He's proud of your triumphs,
but when things go wrong,
A dad can be patient
and helpful and strong
In all that you do,
a dad's love plays a part.
There's always a place for him
deep in your heart.
And each year that passes,
you're even more glad,
More grateful and proud
just to call him your dad!
Thank you, Dad...
for listening and caring,
for giving and sharing,
but, especially, for just being you!
Happy Father's Day

Good for father's birthday poems : OUR FATHERS

Our fathers toil with hands and heart
To make our lives complete.
They quietly brave the winter cold,
Endure the summer heat.
Our fathers' lives are busy, but
There's always time for us.
They boldly face the ups and downs
And seldom ever fuss. 
Our fathers are the greatest dads.
We know you know this, too.
But thank you for the chance to share
Our love for them with you. 
 (c) by David A. Olds.

Inspirational Poem for father : A FATHER MEANS...

A Father means so many things...
A understanding heart,
A source of strength and of support
Right from the very start.
A constant readiness to help
In a kind and thoughtful way.
With encouragement and forgiveness
No matter what comes your way.
A special generosity and always affection, too
A Father means so many things
When he's a man like you... 
~Author Unknown~

QUOTES ABOUT FATHERS

"The most important thing a father can do 
for his children is to love their mother."
~~Author Unknown
"To her the name of father was another name for love."
~~By Fanny Fern.~~
"They didn't believe their father had ever been young; 
surely even in the cradle he had been a very, 
very small man in a gray suit, 
with a little dark mustache and flat, incurious eyes."
~~By Richard Shattuck.~~
"Fathers, like mothers, are not born.
Men grow into fathers-
and fathering is
a very important stage in their development."
~~By David M. Gottesman.~~
"It is a wise father that knows his own child."
~~By William Shakespeare (1564-1616)~~
"It doesn't matter who my father was;
it matters who I remember he was."
~~By Anne Sexton (1928-1974) U.S. poet.~~
"I cannot think of any need in childhood 
as strong as the need for a father's protection."
~~By Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)~~
"A Man's children and his garden both reflect the 
amount of weeding done during the growing season."
~~Author Unknown.~~
"The greatest gift I ever had 
Came from God, and I call him Dad!"
~~Author Unknown.