My Father's Lessons

My father tried to teach me many lessons
And he was sucessful as only he could be.
He did his best as his best would allow
Because he himself did not have the best of teachers.

My father successfully taught us many things
As only his love could teach us, his sons.
He still teaches us today,
His lessons in life and love not ever ending.

I could try to sum up his lessons
In these lines of verse and rhyme,
But it just wouldn't do him justice.
No, my father's lessons couldn't be so contained.

Instead, his lessons and his love
And what I truly learned are
What I teach my own, his granddaughters.
My father's real lessons are his unending love.