if i had the world to give

on this "hallmark holiday"

i thought throughout the day

about you and i

how when things fell apart

and i lost her~ five months before baby aaron arrived

and there was only you, my divorced-and-single dad

left to parent and grandparent

you have done a splendid job, father-of-mine

so steadfast and loving to the children and i

from beatnik to patriarch

in one lifetime

wow