BIRTHDAY XX: DON MATHIS

From birth to four 
was major development. 
The tree will grow
 as the twig is bent. 

Elementary grades
 laid the foundation
 that led to 
your graduation.

 Middle-school years –
 some were rough.
It meant that you were
 growing up.

 Teen-age days 
have come and gone. 
You may think 
you’re completely grown. 

 So now you’re 20 
and a married man. 
But you can always grow more
 than you think you can.

 From birth to four, 
elementary grades,
 middle-school years,
 teen-age days – 

 Now you’re 20, 
your childhood has past.
 So celebrate the time 
with a birthday blast!

 Love, Dad

                                                   


Don Mathis (left) and
 his son (right) pose for 
IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD(R).