Poem: “A Toast to Fatherhood” by Patience G. Okyere Asante

A TOAST TO FATHERHOOD

Cheers to our fathers 🥂

Cheers to the carriers of seed🥂

Cheers to the givers of life 🥂

Cheers to the watchers 🥂

Cheers to the protectors 🥂

Cheers to the providers🥂

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Cheers to our first love 🥂

Cheers to our favorite teachers 🥂

Cheers to our confidants🥂

Cheers to our cheerleaders 🥂

Cheers to our role models 🥂

Cheers to our priests 🥂

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Cheers to your lasting legacies 🥂

Cheers to the formidable foundations🥂

Cheers to your sacrifices🥂

Cheers to your selflessness🥂

Cheers to your efforts 🥂

Cheer to your hardwork🥂

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Cheers to our fathers🥂

We are because you are 🥂

We love and celebrate you 🥂

Cheers Daddy🥂! Cheers Father🥂! Cheers Agya pa🥂

©️ P. G Okyere Asante, June 2024

PS: I have tasted the beauty of fatherhood, the joy it brings, the covering it provides, the grounding it offers and the safety it affords. I celebrate my late Dad who was my first love and confidant. I celebrate my Spiritual Father. I celebrate my husband and father of my children. I celebrate all the father figures in my life. I celebrate all fathers around the globe.

Your role is most powerful! Thank you for playing it so well.

Ayekoo!