A Poem

I read this poem while riding the train the other day. The Metro Transit Authority has a Poetry-In-Motion project where notable poems, or portions of them, are displayed on the subway trains. I think this poem is especially appropriate for the upcoming Father's Day.

My Father
Yehuda Amichai

The memory of my father is wrapped up in
white paper, like sandwiches taken for a day at work.

Just as a magician takes towers and rabbits
out of his hat, he drew love from his small body,

and the rivers of his hands
overflowed with good deeds.