My father knows the proper way
The nation should be run;
He tells us children every day
Just what should now be done.
He knows the way to fix the trusts,
He has a simple plan;
But if the furnace needs repairs,
We have to hire a man.
My father, in a day or two
Could land big thieves in jail;
There's nothing that he cannot do,
He knows no word like "fail."
"Our confidence" he would restore,
Of that there is no doubt;
But if there is a chair to mend,
We have to send it out.
All public questions that arise,
He settles on the spot;
He waits not till the tumult dies,
But grabs it while it's hot.
In matters of finance he can
Tell Congress what to do;
But, O, he finds it hard to meet
His bills as they fall due.
It almost makes him sick to read
The things law-makers say;
Why, father's just the man they need,
He never goes astray.
All wars he'd very quickly end,
As fast as I can write it;
But when a neighbor starts a fuss,
'Tis mother has to fight it.
In conversation father can
Do many wondrous things;
He's built upon a wiser plan
Than presidents or kings.
He knows the ins and outs of each
And every deep transaction;
We look to him for theories,
But look to ma for action.
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The first few stanzas make me think of a young child who has listened to their father trustingly and believeingly for years and is just beginning to see the frayed edges.
The final stanza could be written by anybody at any time. It is universal. -
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I love this piece,it say something about how people the problems and solutions without using it for themselves. -
This is too true in America today! I do believe I will investigate his writing more. I'm glad this is the author of the week. If I had any time at all I do believe this is the man I'd read about.
Yink
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It's a cute piece, I feel. A 'son' that looks up to his father, tells of his doings and such and then, at the end, writes a bit of a jest and puts the 'shoulder' on his mother as the one 'wearing the pants' so to say.
It's a good piece, I like it, it speaks and flows well.
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This is so funny. An armchair 'know it all' is Father.
reminds me of so many of Uncles sitting in the pub putting the world to rights. It rings so true.
Loved it
~Von~
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