[Poem] My Papa's Waltz

My Papa's Waltz
Theodore Roethke (1908~1963)

The whiskey on your breath
Could make a small boy dizzy;
But I hung on like death:
Such waltzing was not easy.

We romped until the pans
Slid from the kitchen shelf;
My mother's countenance
Could not unfrown itself.

The hand that held my wrist
Was battered on one knuckle;
At every step you missed
My right ear scraped a buckle

You beat time on my head
With a palm caked hard by dirt,
Then waltzed me off to bed
Still clinging to your shirt.

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Today is parents' Day. I prepared some gifts and the letter.
I enclosed coupons for my parents. For example, mother can redeem coupons by massage, doing the dishes and laundry. Father can redeem it by washing his car or shining his shoes etc.
However I already know that Parents' Day is not restricted to one day. I should serve my parents with devotion for 365days.
Thanks Mom and Dad! I love you~♡♡