Only a dad with a tired face,
\nComing home from the daily race,
\nBringing little of gold or fame
\nTo show how well he has played the game;
\nBut glad in his heart that his own rejoice
\nTo see him come and to hear his voice.<\/p>\n
Only a dad with a brood of four,
\nOne of ten million men or more
\nPlodding along in the daily strife,
\nBearing the whips and the scorns of life,
\nWith never a whimper of pain or hate,
\nFor the sake of those who at home await.<\/p>\n
Only a dad, neither rich nor proud,
\nMerely one of the surging crowd,
\nToiling, striving from day to day,
\nFacing whatever may come his way,
\nSilent whenever the harsh condemn,
\nAnd bearing it all for the love of them.<\/p>\n
Only a dad but he gives his all,
\nTo smooth the way for his children small,
\nDoing with courage stern and grim
\nThe deeds that his father did for him.
\nThis is the line that for him I pen:
\nOnly a dad, but the best of men.<\/p>\n
Author: Edgar A. Guest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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