Poem My Dad
I would love to make a book out of this ...
Jesus has introduced me and the world to God as a Heavenly Dad, and I see His life , love , joy , freedom and playfulness in this ....
My dad
Puts my feet on his feet
My hands in his
And walks big steps
My dad
Picks me up
Under my arms and
Puts me on his shoulders
So I can see stuff
My dad
Rides his bike and
Puts me
on the handlebars
He
Holds the seat
Of my bike
So I can learn to ride
My dad
Got me a toolkit
And a hard hat
So I could do work
Just like him
He
Lets me help with jobs
Even though he can do it himself
AND he makes me feel
Like I did it
My dad
Throws the ball
In just the right place
So I can hit it
My dad
Sits me on his knee while driving
And lets me hold
The steering wheel
My dad is funny
He laughs a lot
And we have fun
He thinks I’m funny too
My dad
Knows lots of stuff
And helps me
When I’m stuck
My dad
Even asks me sometimes
What I think about
How to solve a problem
When I think
He already knows the answer
My dad
Says No sometimes
And I know he really means it
He also says Yes lots of times
And I know he means that too
My dad
Snuggles up with me
To read a book
And say my prayers
Before I go to sleep
My dad
is really big and old
And I am little
But he makes me
Feel big
I love
My dad
john nuttall March 2018
The poem ‘My Dad’ is based upon what I feel is my son’s relationship with his two sons .. he is a great father to his children , and I could picture him and my grandsons in each of the stanzas
I would love to do this as a childrens’ book with a good illustrator and I might do one day soon
In the writing of it I also relate it to how I feel about my heavenly Dad
who is described by the writers of Scripture and fully portrayed by Jesus as;
Our Father, the One who is
coming to our level to make Himself known
lifting us up to His heavenly realms to see His world
the encourager and strengthener
the Comforter
the one who embraces
the helper, the teacher and guide
the one who makes us feel secure and safe
the one who loves us
good with a goodness we can taste and see and experience
for us
the Yes and Amen
the lifter of our heads
longing to be with us and enjoy us
big , ancient ( of days ) , strong and can do anything
gracious and forgiving
humble
very wise etc etc