I must confess I cannot express
How much a father beams with joy
When the kindly Matron tells him
Mr. Smith, you have a lovely bouncing Boy
He stops pacing his minds already racing
Through all the days and years to come
He sees times of fun they will share together
A family thing reserved for Father, Son and Mum
At the age of five, the Dad will surely strive
To teach him how to ride a bike and swim
They will laugh to see him fall off Roller Skates
But still offer endearing encouragement to him
At the age of seven, comes Football Heaven
And every Sunday morning they will be found
With hordes of other Kids and Parents
At the local Football training ground
At the age of eight they will be best mates
Everywhere the Father goes the Son will go there to
There’s a bond that cannot ever be broken
A respect for one another in every thing they say and do
At the age of nine the Son will be doing fine
Achievements don’t come easy, he really has to pedal
Mum and Dad will feel so very proud
As he steps up claim Certificate and Medal
Twelve full years it’s been but now the Sons a teen
Suddenly his life seems to make an unpleasant turn
No longer is he the all loving son he was
Full of confidence, Knows it all, Nothing left to learn
The sons future wife steps into their life
In the shape of a beautiful girl called Kim
She is lovely just like his Mum
They both hope that she the right one for him
At Twenty One it’s back to being Father and Son
Pals again Love and Respect returned at last
Two grown men who wish to prove
Their mistakes and differences are buried in the past
In the Fathers mind he tries to find
His Son and Kim as they make their Wedding Vow
Tears run from his eyes as he hears a voice call out
Mr. Smith you can see your baby boy right now.
Author notes
Written May 2nd, 2005
A contest entry
- Babies and Parents by Billythekid.
1600 points, ended March 26, 2008, 20 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
What did you think
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An excellent write and I enjoyed how you brought the child from infancy to adulthood!
Very well written & Versed and congratulations on the bronze!
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This is truly beautiful. You have written something amazing here and the ryhme is amazing. I love the ending. All I can say is ,,Wow!!!!
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This is beautiful! And my son, had a son! just three day before Fathers Day! What a great entry into the contest! Thanks for sharing and best of luck to you.
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AWWWW Wow this gave me chills the ending is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! Taking us back to the beginning was a VERY good idea! It just left me in awe! Great job!
xXBeauty-Of-DeathXx AKA Sarah
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great
great portrait of a beautiful family a well formed poem and flows rhythm is great.. nice job through out
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excellent
Brilliant write and all so true.Fantastic.I will be looking at more of your work -
awww that very cute and lovely
an awesome flow... loved the way u made the first line of each stanza rhyme... creative idea!
i really enjoyed reading this poem
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I really liked this the flow of it nothing seemed forced. I like the way its written and I'm so glad I read it. Well done and keep up the good work
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enjoyed the read
This was a delight to read Shadow...the ending is great, it made me feel close to the situation you described so perfectly...also liked the rhyming...I really enjoyed the read, it deserves my applause -
Oh my...a wonderful and sentimental poem to read filled with pain and joy. Just lovely and a touching write! Excellent and loved the read, take care~
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What an incredible poem! Very fresh and impeccably written! Great job and a thrill to read!
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