Dad’s day is tomorrow

A national event

It could be filled with sorrow

If I allowed myself lament

For even though he now is gone

I’ll choose another trail

A path of smiling celebration

My dad’s life I will hail

A very softly spoken man

To the point of being shy

Except when several brewski’s

Would set his words a fly

He had a very soft heart too

Often doing things for others

Expecting nothing in return

Pleasing people was his druthers

A man of higher science

An engineer supreme

A kind of Rube Goldberg copy cat

The contraptions he would scheme

People paid him money

For the stuff that he’d invent

He garnered several patents

 Pursuing our National defense

But most of all he was my Dad

He crafted my foundation

And provided me a blueprint

To conquer each life situation

Although I miss him dearly

He gave me strength to carry on

And that’s exactly what I’ll do

Now that my special Dad is gone

For those of you who still have one

Cherish this day for all that it’s worth

Spend some time with your father

For someday he’ll leave this earth