“Father of the Bride” contemporary figurative painting. acrylic on canvas. 24 in x 36 in.

“Father of the Bride” contemporary figurative painting

The Father of the Bride

Once upon a time
there was a princess
from Long Island.
And her daddy drove
the Wonder Bread Truck.

While he delivered bread,
at 3 am,
he stopped
to feed
the cats
that lived
behind the dumpsters
behind the grocery stores
of Jamaica Queens,
Long Island.

After he retired,
he called people
to feed them.
Or at times
go out himself,
such as times
when no one else could,
such as times
when it was cold,
or times
such as midnight
Christmas Eve,
let’s say.
Now I wonder
just where
my princess
gets it from?