I Didn’t Learn To Paint-

I didn’t learn to paint – but how to hold a brush

To fill a hole and sand a ridge and not be in a rush

And soon enough – I could paint

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I didn’t learn to build – but how to sweep and clean

To pound a nail to cut a board just the way I’d seen

And just like that – I could build

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I didn’t learn to lead – just follow and to serve

To be there first to show the way and plan for every curve

And as it lands – I could lead

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I didn’t learn to teach – but how to keep one near

To hold a hand and build one up and light a path that’s clear

And so it came – I could teach

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I didn’t learn to be – a father just a son

I held a brush I swept and cleaned and did as he had done

Humbled am I – to be dad