I share this sonnet and photos to my own father for Father’s Day. Feel free to use the sonnet as a gift to your Dad as well (just change the last name in line eleven and gather your own snapshots)…

For a formal portrait of you and me
I looked through many photographs
The perfect picture I did not see
but it seems we’ve had lots of laughs
For so many things, I thank you Dad
with a gratitude beyond measure
Of all the advice you ever had
the “sense of humor” one I treasure
It helps me to go that extra mile
Even when I’m in a lousy mood
A simple flash of the Assunto smile
and my disposition is renewed
Enjoy these snapshots from along the way
and have a TERRIFIC Father’s Day!

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Jayanne and Mom circa 1973

Each and every Mother’s Day

I try to honor you with some verse

And we know that along the way

It was for better or for worse

Because we both love so deeply

It was difficult at times

To speak of you so sweetly

Within these precious rhymes

But for years now it has been easy

A very natural thing to do

The only caution to not get cheesy

As I express my love for you

So without further gushing or drama

I say Happy Mother’s Day my dear Momma!

Happy Mother’s Day!
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As defined by WordNet Dictionary, a Shakespearean Sonnet is “a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg.”

Here is my Shakespearean Sonnet Valentine Verse to Jim(my husband) for 2009…

It is the little things that matter each day
the actions that express the love that we share
not so much in the words that we say
but what we do shows how much we care
Like you being up early and letting me sleep late
then quietly bringing me breakfast in bed
knowing when to stop once you get me to escalate
which allows me to speak with you calmly instead
Like when you come home to dinner on the table
or when I block the “air” from you under the covers
The sweet considerate things that keep our love stable
so much more intimate than simply being just lovers
Yet the most precious thing to secure our happily ever after
is when things get too serious we always break into laughter

I love you Honey Bunny!

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I’m sharing with you my Father’s Day poem to my dad.  Feel free to edit it and use it as a gift for your own Father, or order your own personal poem this Father’s Day.

With such fond memories of childhood
It’s hard to know where to start
but for each and every happy one
You certainly have been a part…

From the time when I was a little girl
and danced on top of your shoes
to the times when I was growing up
and you made me less confused

Like when we were skiing together
and a teenage boy on the chairlift was bold
he had the nerve to put his arm around me
even after I told him I was ten years old!

I threatened his life and told his friends
and complained to you all the way home
You listened calmly, an occasional chuckle
and then you made your feelings known

You reached your hand accross to me
and said, “Don’t you worry Jay,”
“Just do the same with all the boys
and you’ll be better than okay.”

Your advice to me so honest and true
and never was it prolific
from “Don’t lose your independence”
to “I think that Jim is TERRIFIC!”

Thanks not only for being there
but also for being my friend
for sharing with me your leisure time
not the usual father/daughter trend

You’re so much more than a “good father”
going far beyond what is obligatory
You participate in our lives
and truly enjoy our company

And I get to relive my memories
of growing up all over again
as I share with you in love and joy
as you spend time with your grandchildren

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To my Mom:

You are a mother of the very best kind
For you raised me well with an open mind
I am free to have my own belief
able to express my joy and grief
though my teenage years brought growing pains
as an adult, only the love remains
You are my confidante, my trusted friend
your humor and wisdom are without end
You can spin a yarn with the straightest face
Yes, one of a kind and blessed by Grace
Thanks so much Mom for showing you care
For just being you, and the love that we share.

I love you Momma!

Happy Mother’s Day!

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My Gardener

The gift of life can only be given by two
one is my father, and the other is you.
The times that are cherished and what we learn from each other
makes life a bit easier with you as my mother.
Indeed I had started as a seed, a part of a flower
I soaked up the sun and felt many a shower.
You as my gardener, you kept the soil soft
always bringing the sun in, no matter what the cost
and when there was less water and more pain
you took nature’s place and brought on the rain
The gardener doing her duty for the love of the seed
will be caring and giving, but firm. These traits she will need
Help the seed to grow, the gardener does year after year
Finally the blossom brings joy, or perhaps a tear
The gardener has experiences as the seed begins to grow
Sometimes we grow too fast, or even a bit too slow
But with you as my gardener, I have no need to worry
Life is too short to be lived in a hurry
Finally the time will come when the seed is fully grown
like a child will, the flower has blossomed and will face life on its own
I know that with you as my gardener I have much more to learn
I promise I will make you proud, a beautiful blossom you shall earn
And the garden goes on with a gardener tending the soil
Sometimes the gardener fails, and the plants may spoil
but you have not done this; you take care of your seeds
you keep in the sunshine and get rid of the weeds
Yes, I am a lucky flower with you as my gardener
You have helped me to grow, none would have tried harder
I am a very lucky person to have you for a mother
Thank-you, my gardener, I wouldn’t have chosen any other.

-from your loving daughter, Jayanne, Age 14

Feel free to use this poem or any version of it to send to your Mother.
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