Catherine, Hope this helps. An old incantation on fatherhood: "When I was six, my dad could do anything. When I was eight, my dad was the greatest man in the world. When I was ten, my dad knew everything. When I was twelve, my dad didn't know so much. When I was fourteen, my dad didn't know anything. When I was sixteen, my dad was hopelessly old-fashioned. When I was eighteen, my dad was a good man, but didn't really know much about things. When I was twenty, my dad was a good man. When I was twenty-two, I wished my dad was still around." > Hi Everyone, > > Firstly my apologies for being off topic and then for cross posting but I > need you help... My husband's father passed away on the weekend and he has > the job of writing the eulogy for his father. > > My husband is after the words to a poem that goes something like - "when I > was young I thought my dad knew everything, when I was a teenager I > thought he knew nothing & now I realise he knew everything" or something > along those lines. > > Can anybody help me with the words but we need them today as the funeral > is Wednesday. > > Many thanks, > > Catherine >

Hi Rob, Just a quick email to thank you very much for your efforts in locating the verse we were looking for. We ended up combining two to form a lovely eulogy - thanks so much, Catherine