poem for my father

[engraver30]

My dad is dying from cancer and he keeps talking about a poem he memorized in school. It ts about a man on a train who sees a house, buys it and fixes it up and gives it away.
I know nothing else about it but if anyone knows what it is can you let me know what it is. Thank you

[ChristopherSea]

Sorry to hear about your father. You will need a bit more information to locate that poem. See if your father can remember a phrase or even a few key words from the poem. That would help to make an internet search more fruitful. I would seek the help of your local librarian or better yet a college internet librarian. Good luck./Chris

[billy]

in this instance, google is your friend.

[abu nuwas]

Perhaps your dad may know what book the poem was in -a collection, perhaps? Then Amazon would be your friend. It could well be a poem for children.

I don't suppose your father has kept in touch with school-friends from that age, but if by chance he has, they might well remember more. Good luck, and good wishes at this difficult time.