Dad’s birthday, Mum’s Day: A poem 

All those beautiful eternal flowers 

in those timeless treasure-filled hours 

Dewdrops in laughter’s vacation 

A seeming lifelong childhood’s infusion 

All of it so delicately gift-wrapped 

in fountains and springs of love tapped 

There is an additional letter in the alphabet 

that is the emblem of a warm nest’s set 

Every day is Dad’s birthday 

Every month is Mother’s May 

Even God’s minnows are magic 

They are Samaritans in the traffic 

The real vessel of largesse 

in the hands of the poor provider rests 

You gifted us that selflessness’ lesson 

Acts and deeds are the Tree of Life’s resin