The Father of Inspiration

My propensity for writing doggerel
is all my father’s fault ─
a funny man, a punny man
of temper unpredictable.

Sitting down to Sunday dinner
the chat was fast and furious.
He’d say a line or maybe two
and wait to see just who
would respond in manner curious.

The sillier the rhyme the better
“Holly, holly mistletoe
Sit the baby on the po  … chair.
When he’s finished wipe his … er … face
and send him upstairs to the other place.”

Turn and turn about we’d go
the lines becoming scurrilous
rude or scatological
but careful to retreat in time
to disarm his temper perilous.

And so you see before you
the result of my father’s genes,
writing really awful poetry
(but careful to avoid obscene)
and always having fun.

 

 
Walt Wojtanik is guest hosting at dVerse, with a request for a character study of someone who has influenced or inspired us..  Oops, I’ve just spotted that we’re not supposed to identify our character…too late now.