father's day

for the day, a taste of sentimentality.

father's day

father's day is filled with the choices
he gets to make and takes on because he loves
the lives he helped bring into the world.
not often viewed as the sentimental choice,
his voice is one that means the world is right
and you can brave the night, from his example.
willing to play the bad cop and call a stop
when the pavement gets a bit too rough and stuff
piles up around the corners we need to clean out
or cut down or haul away because broad shoulders
are always appreciated in our lives.


William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.