27. Meant To Be A Dad Dad, oh father of mine, No matter what you do, you always shine. You amaze me every single way, From ...

Gave you a measure of that wildness. And oh, for many years you seemed to me Something to marvel at and yet to fear. But now I know that you resemble most That growth in nature that you most revere.

Often, when I would sit, a dreamy, straight-haired child, A book held gaping on my knee, Watering a sterile romance with my thoughts, You would come bounding to the curb And startle me to life. You ...