PAD 2: Home from Work

 

PAD Challenge, Day 2 prompt: Two for Tuesday: write a happy poem and/or write a sad poem.

Home from Work

When I get home from work,
It’s the best time of the day,
For my children are waiting
And wanting much to play.

As I exit the car,
I hear and I see:
The children are squealing
And jumping with glee.

They shout, “Daddy’s home!”
As I open the door,
And I see in their eyes
That it’s me they adore.

Sometimes that is scary,
And it makes me sad
That one day they will see
I’m not a perfect dad.

But fatherhood’s built
With both sorrows and joys,
At times I am happy,
At times I'm annoyed.

For now I will bask
In the smiles of my kids,
And enjoy all their wonder
Before it all ends.