When I remember Father I recall
      Not just his wisdom and his art, but small
      Inconsequential things:  The Stetson hat
      He always wore; I can remember that
      He swept a yard as clean as women sweep a floor
      Tlll it was smooth and hard.  I guess he wore
      Out far too many brooms for Mother's taste.
      But cleanliness is such a lovely waste
      Of raw materials, and Father lived
      To make things beautiful.  His spirit thrived
      On color splashed across a sunset sky,
      On little Smokey hills, or mountains high
      Against the stars.  He loved his shady oaks,
      The silver bark of sycamores, and folksÐ


     
I REMEMBER FATHER
Helen Frazee-Bower
Helen Frazee-Bower was one of IsaacÕs five daughters.  She had played the lead of Wahwona in the Escondido production of Kitshi-Manido, and she went on to become a recognized poet in her own right.  She specialized in sonnets.