A long time ago, say around 1993, I had an actual webpage. Back then there wasn't Facebook, but you could easily learn HTML online and create these cool pages. So I did. I had a lot of of poetry written in the 80's, just for fun. I'm not a poet, and I know it.
Tonight, looking for inspiration to work on a project, I found this thing. I wrote it for father's day and posted it on that webpage. The "Dads" were the men in my life that served that function in some capacity. First, my grandfather who raised me, second, my uncle who stepped into the place of a father when my grandmother died, and my biological dad that I reconnected with after 35 yrs in about 1984. I share this Little Bitty Ditty below.
I
sat down before my computer
With confidence and determination.
I
knew I could knock out twenty lines
To express my great love and
affection.
But when confronted by the desert,
A
thirsty man craves a drink.
And when confronted by an empty
page,
This writer draws an absolute blank.
So after
much thought and struggle,
Followed swiftly by prayer and
frustration
I took a deep breath and stiffened my
spine
And promptly passed out due to poor oxygenation.
Upon
my return, I decided simple is best
Who said I had to write a
rhyme, anyway?
So here it is in a clichéd nutshell
I
love you true, so Happy Father's Day!
