Dad's Pearls / A Portrait

1. Another Pearl?

Putter'n around the yard
fix'n this
and build'n that.
Little time to sit
and chat.
Someone would remark,
teas'n.
Dad's reply,
"You can keep purty busy
when you don't know what you're do'n."

2. That's My Dad?

There he goes
down the pebble path with egg basket in hand.
This man
walks differently than
I remembered at another time.
Never as a young girl
would I have known
what I see today,
and what I missed while I was away...
Dad of mine!

3. RE-FIRED

RETIRED firefighter to START.
STARTED a brushfire on a summer DAY.
DAME wanted to use GASOLINE.
"GUESS AGAIN".
AGAINST his ADVICE,
ADVANCED fire gets out of CONTROL.
CONTACT sport became his FAME.
FLAMES as she RAN,
RUINED her HAIR.
HURRIED to the emergency ROOM.
REMAINED inside for the rest of the SUMMER.
SWIMMIMG pool needed CLEANING.
CLAIMED he could help, with a SMILE.
SMELLED smoke NEARBY.
NEARLY burned his pocket with a smoking PIPE.
PLENTY of water in the pool to DOUSE.
DOES anyone see he's a DANDY?
DADDY!

4. Dad's Recipe

A cup of laughter
A dash of good looks
Bunches of hugs and kisses,
My dad is one
For the story books.

His life as a tale
Without a doubt,
Include the ingredients above.
What it's all about,
Is a recipe of love.

5. Let's Do It Again

We went on a three hour trip.
Car full of kids finding it difficult to sit.
Finally, at home we arrive.
"Daddy, Daddy, take us for a drive!"