The teachings of dad by Wayne Ernzer

This is dedicated to Peter Joseph Ernzer
The smartest man I knew


The teachings of dad

I am telling you now
that to me seems so clear.
that the teachings of dad
will always be dear
and will always be with me
through my following years.
When i do my work
through my regular day .
he is there in my mind
always showing the way.
rather tying a rope
or sharpening a tool
there is something to be said
about dad's kind of school
He took time to to tell me
what's right and whats wrong
and it runs through my mind
like a favorite song.
He's the kind of a person
I aspire to be.
the way that he does things
is something to see
when my puzzled pieces
just don't seem to fit
he would show me another way
of looking at it
Oh what would would one do
with out the teachings of dad
to know him in my life
just makes me so glad
And I know that the lives
of others he's touched
just could not help saying
they learned just as much
I am always there with him
he is there by my side
and even in travel
he's along for the ride
I thank you dad
for just being there.
And you'r teachings to me
to my son I will share