<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=366205" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Dads, Lads, And Granddads</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Lads, Dads, and Granddads Free verse</div><div style="margin:10px 0">My grandson, <br>skipping along, an eight year young kid <br>Behind his Dad, his hero, his idol, <br> his bright shining model<br> Sees him tall, straight, tough and confident<br>Sees a McMuffin buyer, a baseball coach and a dad </div><div style="margin:10px 0"> My grandson<br> sees not…. a loser, a slacker<br>Mostly absentee father, <br> lazy and irresponsible<br> Two days a week of being a dad<br>Providing little or nothing to ex-wife or son </div><div style="margin:10px 0"> My grandson, <br>I see in myself, skipping along<br>Following behind my dad<br> Who is tall, straight and confident <br>Giving me comfort, making me feel strong</div><div style="margin:10px 0">My Dad <br> Taught me fishing and hunting<br>Not to lie, to attempt all manly things<br> and try not to fail or fall<br> he feared absolutely nothing and <br>could absolutely do it all</div><div style="margin:10px 0">My Dad<br> was brave and made me proud<br>I skipped along behind him as well, <br>My bright shining model<br> Embarrassed by him? Never! <br>Proud of him always and ever</div><div style="margin:10px 0">My Dad, <br>To others, a different man perhaps, than the man I knew. <br> likely so….Yes, most probably so</div><div style="margin:10px 0">My grandson<br> in his memories I hope, forever sees<br> his dad, not as he really was, <br>but In the same way that I see mine.<br>Perfect! ….Yes, most probably so.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=David+Whalen">David Whalen</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=366205" data-title="Dads, Lads, And Granddads de David Whalen" data-description="Lads, Dads, and Granddads Free verse My grandson, skipping along, an eight year young kid Behind his Dad, his hero, his idol, his bright shining model Sees him tall, straight, tough and confident Sees a McMuffin buyer, a baseball coach and a..."></div> </div> </div>

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