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A Father Is Many Things

by malcolm richards

A three-part poem series on the many shapes of fatherhood.

A Father Is Many Things — Part 1

A father is many things— a builder of dreams, a keeper of promises, a teacher of lessons, a protector in the storm, and a calm voice in the night. A father is many things— not because of what he owns, but because of wha

A Father Is Many Things — Part 2

A father is not measured by the name on a birth certificate. He is measured by the hands that lift a child when they fall... the words that inspire... the sacrifices no one sees... and the love that never asks for re

A Father Is Many Things — Part 3

A father is many things. He may wear the badge of a police officer, the boots of a construction worker, the uniform of a sailor, or the suit of a businessman. A father is many things. He may be a coach, a teacher, a p

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