A Father's Head

A Father’s Head

In it, there is a library
and no librarian to keep things in order
and 1 of 11 momentous melodies that play over and over
again….

There is logic and deep discussions that carry
on without time, which is why church begins
when the timing is right – not wrong.

Smells of aged cigars and mountain air
and forget-me-knots….
or do they even smell sweetly?

Neighbourhood rugby games that end only when
the football game begins.
Or, when it snows and the first fight of winter
breaks out from behind parked cars and tiny bushes.

There is pride and shame and courage and wisdom and learning and priority and grace,

in a father’s head.