I wrote about a piano for Mom
For Dad it is not so simple
Simple for him is foreign to me
And cars still remain a mystery

Why does the car behave for Dad?
It was always a different animal when
Dad turned the key
And if there was a solution, it made no sense to me.

Dad could fix anything, although I learned from Mom
It is not always a good idea to hold a match to the gas
Or
Poor lighter fluid directly on the flame...

Dad always reminded me of the cowboy
In the Wild, Wild, West
All business, dressed sharp for the
Parent, teacher conference-he was the only one
Who wore cologne

If the piano is my Mother's piece,
Then
The rocking chair is my Dad's
At the end of a long day
He snored not so softly, interrupting T.V.

An unappreciated Genius
Dad stayed the course
And when I see an old rocker
I check the price,
As if the original could be replaced!

Very Nice thank you for sharing it.

Taz
Did you ever watch Wild, Wild, West?

Yes I did.

Taz
Did you want to live on a train as badly as I wanted to live on a train?

That would have been so cool.

I have always wanted a caboose, in the back yard as a retreat.

Nice write goldenhinde! Anything about a Dad brings back all my great memories of those I spent with mine untill he passed in 1996. I always liked The Rifleman show where the Dad was raising his boy up to be honest & teaching him to do the right thing

Yes,
They don't have shows like those anymore. I guess all the writers are dead.:-(

The writers are likley dead and new writers dont address morality or parenting as its likely to be deemed politically incorrect thereby denying any morality except accept whatever is currently being asserted as viable.!!

The writers are likley dead and new writers dont address morality or parenting as its likely to be deemed politically incorrect thereby denying any morality except accept whatever is currently being asserted as viable.!!

This opens the conversation of "Are there any real heroes on TV anymore?"