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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IF FATHER COULD HAVE CRIED, by DAVID HENRY KYES
First Line: He was not given to shedding tears. He faced
Last Line: Each tearless grief supreme love verified.
Subject(s): Fathers
First Line: He was not given to shedding tears. He faced
Last Line: Each tearless grief supreme love verified.
Subject(s): Fathers
He was not given to shedding tears. He faced
Life with a Spartan grit. When he was right,
For strangled, gracious causes he could fight.
His way was gentle when folks' hearts unlaced,
And earnest when a chum might be displaced.
Distress of loved ones he could not forget.
His soul for loyal feats was always set.
How marked his moans when love was least debased!
He deeply sensed the priceless worth of friends.
What tenderness he showed as sickness harms,
Or dire despair calamity attends!
His saintly kindliness had triple charms.
When Father mourned -- O, if he could have cried!
Each tearless grief supreme love verified.
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