Dad Was a Gentle and Wise Man

Dad had a certain amount of wisdom with the position he held at the plant.
He tirelessly worked there for over twenty years and never gave up.
He was granted a certain amount of money one time for doing his job well.
The plant's owner came down to personally give Dad the money that was awarded him.
Dad was a gentle man who never wanted to harshly punish his children.
He let Mom be the disciplinarian of the family as well as the continuity.
Mom ruled us well and reared us well for us to be as we are today productive.
Both my brother and I are productive with our positions of working.
My brother works on a job that is outside and I am a worker on the inside.
There is a love for the other that was instilled with Mom and Dad.
We all loved the other and cared about what the other was doing.
I am most blessed to have a brother who cares for me as he does.
carrying on the nurturing of parenting for me being the younger of the two.
I have my own life to live without it being sequestered or being told what to do.
(© Poeticbearlovestowrite 2015)

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