Poems (White)/My Father
MY FATHER
A cheerful heart, a happy face, And eyes of sunny azure hue, A noble spe'men of a race, So loyal, manly, pure and true. A godly man, of godly race, A man as nature knows but few, With open, honest, manly face. He gives to each man all his due. A man who's true to noblest life, Has conquered all the meaner heart, Still striving to the end of life, A victor for the better part.