Born are we poor or rich <br />Humbly dressed but not hungry <br />Vagrant aren't we, arms outstretched <br />Can’t afford to be angry <br /> <br />Gives knowledge as power <br />Inherit this forev’r <br />Take wisdom to the highest tower <br />And remain there ev’r <br /> <br />When your mater with speed <br />Left us forlorn and sad <br />Pater exigency needs <br />All support a conscientious dad <br /> <br />Struggle are we in sickness and in health <br />Yet happy in an open hermitage <br />Deign in goodness not in wealth <br />But strong in heritage <br /> <br />Decades pass by <br />Honor and respect gone <br />Arrogant n’ greed comes by <br />Affability forgone <br /> <br />End of dawn has come <br />Pater worry n’ seek <br />Dear siblings what had become <br />Met only in silence and in meek <br /> <br />Agony n’ anxiety overcome <br />Pater sallow in bed life no more <br />Recalling good ol’ days nev’r come <br />In God he trust forev’r more<br /><br />Noel Horlanda<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-father-s-lamentation/
