2 posts tagged “poetry”
Poetry Lovers Resource
I do understand that there is a very small number of people that search the Internet for poetry written by novice poets and yet, I do not want to prevent even one poetry fancier from finding even the rarest of works.
So, with that thought in mind I will provide those seekers with a link to one of my other blogs on which I have posted a great many of my own compositions in the hope that they will one day read a few of my offerings.
Thanks if you are one of those seekers.
Hard as nails you must be my son, and another thing; men don't cry
You'll have to work to live in this world; it's not easy but you still must try
Fight for what you believe in, be tough and brave and strong
Be honest, trustworthy, pay your debts; do good and you'll never go wrong
Advice to no end Fathers give you, concerning how to be a man
To prepare you for life as they know it, the very best they can
But I know them for what they really are, under that Macho shell
They are people we love and look up to, the man we all know so well
Known by many names by their children, Father or Pop or Dad
I'll tell you what they really are, the best friend a kid ever had
Like a Tortoise they are hard or on the outside; inside, soft as can be
They never display any weakness, no emotions for others to see
So how come they like little Puppies and love kids the way that they do
Muscled, hard hands, so rough and strong, yet gentle when holding you
Their physical appearance says one thing, their behavior tells you another
If they're so big and bad and tough, how come they're loved by your mother?
Opposites attract, that's what they say and you've all heard that story
Men do all those manly things, things that most women find gory
They hunt and fish and clean their catch, or kill a menacing spider
But let your Mom have a heartache, and he's right there for comfort, beside her
Many things in life can stir your heart and cause sympathetic tears to flow
But the sight of a grief stricken, crying man moves like nothing else I know
Men shed tears so seldom and hide the hurts that bring them pain
Many men have reason to cry like when at war, a friend was slain
Many men have died in battle, the pain of their wounds intense
But to hold back the tears, born of pain, does any of that make sense
I know that most men have loved someone with all that they possess
But to express that love with spoken words, just isn't manly, I guess
Let that same man come to Jesus, to repent and be born-again
Then the tears will flow freely, these new creatures we know are "Real" men
Words of love bubble forth as a fountain, their hearts overflow with His love
Who gets the thanks and the praises; why Jesus, or Lord from above
His Father, He knows all about men, as His creations He certainly should
But men weren't created to be as they are but to be godly, to love others and do good
So if you ever see your Daddy crying, don't think him less than the best
He's more like Christ when he's crying and passed God's "Manly" test
