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"Fatherhood"
By Dan Strathern
There is praise for the man who goes out into space
To challenge a frontier unknown;
There is praise for the man who sets out with a goal
To reach the North Pole on his own;
There is praise for the man who seeks riches and wealth
To the uttermost ends of the earth;
But, where is the praise for the family man
Who puts coals on his family's hearth?
A hero is someone who goes out into the fight
To perform the ultimate deed;
A hero is someone who answers the call
Whenever his country is in need;
A hero is the champion who comes galloping forth
Whenever the downtrodden plead;
But, the real hero's the one who keeps plodding along
Because he has children to feed.
The world always has time for the gallant, it seems
Whose thirst for adventure assuage;
They worship the star whose immaculate face
Appears daily on every front page;
They devour every word, every scrap of verbiage
From the present most popular sage;
But none ever considers the family man
Who works hard for his menial wage.
My father was never the shining white knight
Who responded to each such occasion;
Who was always out there in full battle gear
When an enemy threatened invasion;
But, the "home front" was where all his battles were fought
And, therein lay his patriotic persuasion;
He strove on till he died, teaching us to survive
To be part of the real strength and backbone of our nation.
Copyright 2007 by United Church of God, an International Association All rights reserved.
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