The secrets of the world are passed
from fathers down to sons,
and with each bit of knowledge shared,
a whispered wisdom comes.

The place to catch a polliwog
while wading in a creek,
a hidden treasure worth the search
for those taught where to seek.

The way to choose a skipping stone
that skims across the pond
as if a wizard lifted it
upon his magic wand.

The spots where fishes congregate
just waiting to be caught,
and how to while the time away
should fishing come to naught.

A son who's taught on father's knee
soon turns a man, and then,
becomes himself a father who
is blessed among all men.