A Necktie Or A Noose For Father's Day by Ted Sheridan

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A Necktie Or A Noose For Father's Day

My lovely wife gave me a Father's Day card this morning
Because she knows our daughter will probably forget Dad
....unless she needs some money for gas
The card was hand made with a picture on the front
Of my wife and me sharing a huge hug at my office desk
She was sitting on my lap with her arms around my neck
Her luscious lips puckered to deliver a package of Love
A Kodak moment to be sure...but only one of many more....
When I opened the card there before my tired eyes
Was a picture of my beautiful daughter at the tender age of ten
(seems like only yesterday she was twenty)
And me sitting cross legged on the floor next to my precious
We were both loading up our tackle boxes
Mr. Wiffle fishing lures spread out all over the place
Her little laugh I can still recall.....
Laughing and so happy to be going fishing were we
Picking out the various colors of lures we would need
To catch that moment in time....only to be released all too soon
To suit any Dad who loves their child the way that I love mine
The hand written note inside the card
Told me of my wife's endless love for me
And what a great father and a wonderful husband I have been
All these many years....
Because when you've been married as long as we have
There are no grounds for divorce......only Homicide

2007 © T Sheridan

Ted Sheridan

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Margaret Alice (6/25/2007 1:10:00 AM)
My sentiments exactly, I have never considered divorce, but murder, frequently. It relieves the feelings ever so much more! Great poem, nice humourous touch at the end - and based on reality! Kind regards, Margaret.

Elysabeth Faslund (6/24/2007 9:49:00 AM)
Okay, you had me going with nostalgia, right up until the Homicide. I thought the 'noose' was going to be the memories of your little daughter and the tackle box, restricting breathing until a tiny tear...but, NO! Well, if it's any consolation...50% of all marriages end in divorce...but they don't say anything about the ones that end in knife or gun play. Love this surprising poem! What a spontaneous father you must be! xxElysabeth

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