Father's Day Poems and Stories

Father's Day is a great time for poems and stories about Dads, fathers, and fatherhood.  There's quite a collection here, some funny, some sentimental.

Dance to Your Daddy
A traditional English lullaby that's a tribute to fathers as the family providers.

The Story of William Tell
A story of a proud and heroic father who was prepared to give his life for that of his son....  One cold autumnal evening, the blaze of the cheerful fire which the wife of William Tell had kindled on the hearth, against her husband's return, gleamed through the rude latticed casements of their cottage window.

Fierce-Lion and His Son
Long ago there was a king named Virtue in the southern country. He was the best of righteous men, and was born in a great family. His wife came from the Malwa country, and her name was Moonlight. And they had one daughter, whom they named Beauty. ...

I'm My Own Grandpa...
by Dwight B. Latham and Moe Jaffe   Many many years ago When I was twenty three, I got married to a widow Who was pretty as could be. This widow had a grown-up daughter Who had hair of red. My father fell in love with her, And...

The Old Man's Comforts and How He Gained Them
by Robert Southey   "You are old, father William," the young man cried, "The few locks which are left you are grey; You are hale, father William, a hearty old man; Now tell me the reason, I pray." "In the days of my youth," father...

You are Old Father William
by Lewis Carroll   "You are old, father William," the young man said, "And your hair has become very white; And yet you incessantly stand on your head-- Do you think, at your age, it is right?" "In my youth," father William replied to...

What Makes A Dad
God took the strength of a mountain, The majesty of a tree, The warmth of a summer sun, The calm of a quiet sea, The generous soul of nature, The comforting arm of night, The wisdom of the ages, The power of the eagle's flight, ...

Our Fathers
Our fathers toil with hands and heart To make our lives complete. They quietly brave the winter cold, Endure the summer heat. Our fathers' lives are busy, but There's always time for us. They boldly face the ups and downs And seldom...

Only a Dad
by Edgar Guest  Only a dad with a tired face, Coming home from the daily race, Bringing little of gold or fame To show how well he has played the game; But glad in his heart that his own rejoice To see him come and to hear his voice. ...

A Careful Man
A careful man I've got to be, A little fellow follows me. I do not dare to go astray For fear he'll go the self same way. I must not madly turn aside Where pleasure's paths are smooth and wide. And join in wine's revelry, A little...

Daddies
I would rather be the daddy Of a romping, roguish crew, Of a bright-eyed chubby laddie And a little girl or two, Than the monarch of a nation In his high and lofty seat Taking empty adoration From the subjects at his feet. ...

The Children's Hour
Between the dark and the daylight, When the night is beginning to lower, Comes a pause in the day's occupations, That is known as the Children's Hour. I hear in the chamber above me The patter of little feet, The sound of a door that...

The Stickleback Father
by Clara Dillingham Pierson  Nobody can truthfully say that the Sticklebacks are not good fathers. There are no other fish fathers who work so hard for their children as the Sticklebacks do. As to the Stickleback Mothers-well, that is...

 


 

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Dance to Daddy
William Tell
Fierce-Lion
My Own Grandpa...
Old Man's Comforts
Father William
What Makes A Dad
Our Fathers
Only a Dad
A Careful Man
Daddies
Children's Hour
Stickleback Father

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