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Once a boy upon my knee
I saw the man that you could be
Full of hopes and dreams that could
Full of promise, of things that should
But now i watch as you march away
and gone is the child of yesterday
Head held high, the past is done
A salute to the man my son has become
a beautiful salute...i hope he reads it...al children need to read such words from their parents...no matter their age..great one shot!
ReplyDeletevery nice :)
ReplyDeleteSalute...
ReplyDeleteॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya.
ah - my son is 18 years now - and yeah - it feels just like you write!
ReplyDeleteWell written and well said, Tracey. I think you must have been to Blarney Castle at least one as you certainly have the flow and rhythm in all you write. I liked the other one too; but I was so sleepy I can hardly remember it now. Good, tho, this one. Gay
ReplyDeletethank you Brian,Caty,Jingle,Shashi this was a special one for me i wrote it just as he was starting his active tour
ReplyDeletei like to think they all know just how special they are
claudia isnt it just so odd seeing them as adult
thank you beach i still couldnt really decide what to post lol maybe ill use the other next time ;-)
Dear Tracey,
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely salute to the man. How was he the teenager [just being cheeky - with 5 dauaghters and 2 at teen stage, I feel like pulling my hair out at times]
Nice to know that children do grow up fine...
A wonderful tribute, the words rhyme nicely and is well written with a loving hand. An awesome One Shot.
ReplyDeleteA man to salute and be proud of. Thank you for sharing this not only as poetry to One Shot but as a reminder to pray and be thankful for these faithful ones.
ReplyDeleteMoon smiles
wow widow..as a father of two young boys who has such hopes for them..this really hit home..a wonderful poem..cheers pete
ReplyDeletety nin .. my hairs only just started growing bk ;-)
ReplyDeletethanks for your kind words collective
moon "a reminder to pray"? glad you enjoyed but rather it is a salute to his own strength of will.
make the most of it pete they grow up all too soon ;-)
super happy and prideful piece.
ReplyDeleteGreat ---
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is Great and Pass on a Thank you to your Son.
Danny