Will You Ever Sing With Me My Son? As I watched this morningFrom the humble pewThis father-son combo Belting out a tuneI felt a tearTrickling down my cheekAs I wondered, sonWill that someday be you and me? My boy, as you grow older and furtherAway from me into maturityWill you ever consider getting on stageTo … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #250
It's been nearly a week now since Father's Day was celebrated here and in many places around the world (except Down Under where it takes place on 7 September, and a few others on 19 March). Once again, we found ourselves in the limelight last week. By 'we', I'm not talking about fathers everywhere, though … Continue reading Father’s Day Isn’t One Day. It’s A Lifetime.
Fathers Take The Hit! Yep that's what these recent years have beenAnd I know it doesn't seem fitBut no matter how far we've come in timeFather's simply aren't a hit! They're still ignored in crucial yearsWhen they need to feel they're seenBut bit by bit they fade awayUntil they're nothing but a dream Forgotten birthdaysAnd … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #248
One man returns from burying his father in their homeland, yet is too busy now with caregiving his wife and three kids (including a five-month-old baby) to grief his recent loss. Another struggles with his decision to resign from work after less than a year, due to mental stress triggered by caregiving his special needs … Continue reading Ingredients For A Thriving Community — A Preamble
Yes indeed! Three days ago I finished recording a podcast episode that'll be publicly released close to Father's Day in June. I found myself amazed that over some 35 minutes, much ground on this topic of how to be a good father was covered. Because anytime the topic is on parenting, there's usually a million … Continue reading What It Takes To Be A Good Father (Part 2 of 2)
In four days I'll be recording a podcast episode to answer the question: What does it take to be a good father? Honestly, I'm not sure I was in the right frame of mind when I accepted the podcast invitation! I mean, a "good father". Where does one even begin to talk about this?! And … Continue reading What It Takes To Be A “Good Father”(Part 1 of 2)
Hopes Dashed...Yet... All my daddy hopes for youMusicMoviesLiteratureStudiesConfidantesHobbiesMaturationEmpathyCuriosityConnectedness Dashed to the rocksShattered into a million shards of......nothing. I don't know when it happenedI don't know how it happenedI don't know why it happenedBut it happenedAnd I am completely and utterly Undone Do all parents everywhereGo through the same?I wish it was soSelfish I knowBut if … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #210
Bad Dad To stop sibling rivalryJust play the bad dadThat's what I have discoveredThough it brings me much dread Cos when I turn ballisticMy sons band togetherI'm instantly their common enemyAnd they the Band of Brothers (united) It's good I guess butWhere does that leave their old man?Out in cold enemy territoryTaking his sad solo … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #205
Winterfell When hot meets coldThings become lukewarmHow does that figure?Does it mean hot won since There's no chill in lukewarmOnly warmth? I've debated for so longOver this crazy phenomenonAs a parent especiallyWith a cool cat teenager. How swell!!Who responds to my outbursts like The icy wall of Winterfell I don't know how many more timesI … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #197
Acclaimed singer/songwriter and Nobel laureate Eric Clapton opened his famous song "Change The World", which he wrote for his son, with these lyrics: If I could reach the stars, pull one down for you, shine it on my heart, so you could see the truth. That this love I have inside, is everything it seems…” … Continue reading It’s Time Stay Home Dads Wax Lyrical About Fatherhood
