Meaningful Fathers Day Poems For Cards

• Fathers Day - A brief history on the origin of this special day for all the dads in the world.
• A stitched card as well as links to a collection of cards for dad.
• Some printable Fathers Day cards to download and print on your computer.

A Dad is 

A Dad is respected because he gives his children leadership. 

A Dad is appreciated because he gives his children care. 

A Dad is valued because he gives his children time. 

A Dad is loved because he gives his children the one thing they treasure most - himself. 

~ Author Unknown (taken from a church bulletin)

A Place Just For Dad 

We may not shower him with praise 
Nor mention his name in song, 
And sometimes it seems that we forget 
The joy he spreads as he goes along, 
But it doesn't mean that we don't know 
The wonderful role that he has had. 
And away down deep in every heart 
There's a place that is just for Dad... 

~ Author Unknown

What Makes A Dad 

God took the strength of a mountain, 
The majesty of a tree, 
The warmth of a summer sun, 
The calm of a quiet sea, 

The generous soul of nature, 
The comforting arm of night, 
The wisdom of the ages, 
The power of the eagle's flight, 

The joy of a morning in spring, 
The faith of a mustard seed, 
The patience of eternity, 
The depth of a family need, 

Then God combined these qualities, 
When there was nothing more to add, 
He knew His masterpiece was complete, 
And so, He called it ... Dad 

~ Author Unknown

A Father Means... 

A Father means so many things... 
An understanding heart, 
A source of strength and support right from the very start. 

A constant readiness to help 
In a kind and thoughtful way. 
With encouragement and forgiveness, 

No matter what comes your way. 
A special generosity and always affection, too. 
A father means so many things 
when he's a man like you.... 

~ Author Unknown

Grandfathers Are Fathers Who Are Grand 

Grandfathers are fathers who are grand, 
Restoring the sense that our most precious things 
Are those that do not change much over time. 
No love of childhood is more sublime, 
Demanding little, giving on demand, 
Far more inclined than most to grant the wings 
Allowing us to reach enchanted lands. 

Though grandfathers must serve as second fathers, 
Helping out with young and restless hearts, 
Each has all the patience wisdom brings, 
Remembering our passions more than others, 
Soothing us with old and well-honed arts. 

~ Author Unknown

Daddy, I Love You 

Daddy, I love you 
For all that you do. 
I'll kiss you and hug you 
'Cause you love me, too.

You feed me and need me 
To teach you to play, 
So smile 'cause I love you 
On this Father's Day. 

~ Author Unknown

To My Dad on His Day 

To my dad on his day, 
Of whom I am a living will: 
May your happiness fulfil 
Your goodness, as is just and right. 
Deeds are seeds upon the night 
As wind and wonder have their way, 
Delivering the destined light. 

~ Author Unknown

Footprints 

"Walk a little slower, Daddy," 
said a child so small. 
"I'm following in your footsteps 
and I don't want to fall. 

Sometimes your steps are very fast, 
Sometimes they're hard to see; 
So walk a little slower, Daddy, 
For you are leading me. 

Someday when I'm all grown up, 
You're what I want to be; 
Then I will have a little child 
Who'll want to follow me. 

And I would want to lead just right, 
And know that I was true; 
So, walk a little slower, Daddy, 
For I must follow you." 

~ Author Unknown

Please Daddy, Let's Go 

A little girl with shining eyes, 
Her upturned face aglow, 
Said, "Daddy, it's almost time 
For Sunday School, you know; 
Let's go and hear of Jesus' love 
Of how He died for all, 
To take them to His home above 
Who on His name will call." 

"Oh no," said Daddy, "Not to-day; 
I've worked hard all the week; 
And I must have one day of rest, 
And fishing's find they say; 
So run along, don't bother me, 
We'll go another day." 

Months and years have passed away, 
But Daddy hears that plea no more-- 
"Let's go to Sunday School..." 
Those childish days are o'er. 
And now that Daddy's growing old, 
And life is almost through, 
He finds some time to go to church, 
But, what does daughter do? 

She says, "Oh, daddy, not to-day. 
Was out almost all night; 
I've got to get a little sleep: 
Besides, I look a fright." 
Then daddy lifts a trembling hand 
To brush away the tears; 

Again he hears that pleading voice, 
Distinctly through the years, 
He sees a small girl's upturned face, 
Upturned with eyes aglow, 
Saying, "It's time for Sunday School. 
Please, Daddy, won't you go?" 

~ Author Unknown

"None of you can ever be proud enough of being the child of such a Father who has not his equal in this world  - so great, so good, so faultless. 
Try, all of you, to follow in his footsteps and don't be discouraged, for to be really in everything like him none of you, I am sure, will ever be. 
Try, therefore, to be like him in some points, and you will have acquired a great deal." 

~ Victoria, Queen of England

"Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him Father!" 

~ Lydia M. Child

"It is a wise father that knows his own child." 

~ William Shakespeare

"To be a successful father . . . there's one absolute rule: when you have a kid, don't look at it for the first two years." 

~ Ernest Hemingway

"It doesn't matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was." 

~ Anne Sexton

"One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters."

~ English Proverb

"I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection." 

~ Sigmund Freud

"Be kind to thy father, for when thou wert young, 
Who loved thee so fondly as he? 
He caught the first accents that fell from thy tongue, 
And joined in thy innocent glee." 

~ Margaret Courtney

"If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated, let him take comfort from the fact that whatever he does in any fathering situation has a fifty percent chance of being right." 

~ Bill Crosby