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What Is a Father?

Written by Susan Noyes Anderson on . Posted in Family Relationship Poems, Holiday Poems

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What is a father meant to be?
A haven, a refuge, a sheltering tree,
a pathway to follow, a good name to share,
a standard to hold up and faithfully bear,
a teacher, a mentor, a gift from above
to guide us, to lead us, to lift us with love.
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