My father kept a garden A garden of the heart He planted all the good thing That gave my life a start He turned me to the sunshine And encouraged me to dream Fostering and nurturing the seeds of self esteem And when the wind and rain came He protected me enough But not so much because he knew I would stand up strong and tough His constant good example Always taught me right from wrong Markers for the pathway that would last my lifetime long I am my fathers garden To him I will be true Thank you Dad for tending me And just for being you.