Category: Poems for Dads

My father knows the proper way The nation should be run; He tells us children every day Just what should now be done. He knows the way to fix the trusts, He has a simple plan; But if the furnace needs repairs We have to hire a man. My father, in a day or two, […]

You were three years old. Balls were bouncing in the gym. Children were running, shooting baskets. Among all the chaos I saw you grinning at me wanting me to watch you. You waved at me ” I waved at you. You showed me how you could dribble. The moment froze in my memory. You were […]

Daddy, I love you For all that you do. I’ll kiss you and hug you ‘Cause you love me, too. You feed me and need me To teach you to play, So smile ’cause I love you On this Father’s Day.

Walk a Little slower, Daddy.” said a little child so small. I’m following in your footsteps and I don’t want to fall. Sometimes your steps are very fast, sometimes they’re hard to see; So walk a little slower Daddy, for you are leading me. Someday when I’m all grown up, You’re what I want to […]

When I was just a tiny kid, Do you remember when, The time you kissed my bruises, Or cleaned by soiled chin? You scrambled for the balls I hit, (Short-winded more than not,) Yet, every time we’d play a game, You praised the “outs” I caught. It seems like only yesterday, You wiped away my […]

A little girl needs a daddy, for many many things: For calling her a princess, and for pushing on the swings. For loving her to pieces, and for tucking in at night. a little girl needs a daddy every single night. Author: Unknown

A little girl needs a Daddy For many, many things: Like holding her high off the ground Where the sunlight sings! Like being the deep music That tells her all is right When she awakens frantic with The terrors of the night. Like being the great mountain That rises in her heart And shows her […]

Only a dad with a tired face, Coming home from the daily race, Bringing little of gold or fame To show how well he has played the game; But glad in his heart that his own rejoice To see him come and to hear his voice. Only a dad with a brood of four, One […]

God took the strength of a mountain, The majesty of a tree, The warmth of a summer sun, The calm of a quiet sea, The generous soul of nature, The comforting arm of night, The wisdom of the ages, The power of the eagle’s flight, The joy of a morning in spring, The faith of […]

There’s two things I know for sure … She was sent here from heaven, And she’s Daddy’s Little Girl. As I drop to my knees by her bed at night, She talks to Jesus and I close my eyes; And I thank God for all of the joy in my life Oh, but most of […]