If ever I was asked-
Who was the greatest teacher
in your life?
I would reply-
My father;
Hard and gentle
Rough and smooth-
He taught me the law of nature
And of the Beauty there too,
It captured my wonder
And brought me through
And forward
In all steps, in all ways…
He calls me Tip-
In some ways I think
He may not believe
that I have lived up
to such a name;
Dear Dad, I tell you…
From the bottom up I came and reached
That elevation-
I live my life in such a way
That I am proud and humble,
Loving and fearless
And most
Thankful to acknowledge-
I was raised by a man
Whose strength is mighty gentle…
Like a mountain.
Whose weakness only is like that
Of a river,
Ebbing and flowing
…as it was made to do.
