Man to Man

for Father's Day

It’s time we had a talk! 
(as you used to say) 

It’s time we had a talk! 
(I go first today) 
 
I learned what’s right and wrong from the 
talks we had back then. 
 
I learned of the choices that are 
Made and faced by men. 
 
But, lessons of love,  
forgiveness, pride and dignity 
 
Were lessons that were learned 
from the way you treated me. 
 
Without you I would 
never have believed 
“I can....” 
 
You taught me much 
and you did it 
"man to man"

Cecelia

Author's Note

This is Grandpa from my faces of the races series of drawings...My grandfathers were deceased before I was born ...The poem is from the Grandson in the series...Children learn by how they are loved...

Reviews

[Raven Starhawk]

You know how to shape your words in order to write marvelously.

[An Ordinary Woman]

Awee, Cecelia this is wonderful! and you drew this? My goodness. do you know of our Sam Dickens? He writes stories and draws also. Go check him out. He lives in Ark.

This poem is beautiful. God bless....