The mother watches her youngest son
Take the trip to adult from youth
Walking the aisle so proud, yet full of fun
But in her heart she knows the truth
To her he's still that little tyke
Whose greatest pleasure was just a toy
Skinned knees from falling off a bike
Just a little kid head full of joy
But grow he has, she sees a glimpse
Of the future he will come to enjoy
As he turns,winks, and gives her a smile
She sees the man peek out of the boy
Of life and loss she need not fear
For boys or men all feel the same
Their mom is the sun that keeps them near
They'll never stray too far from the flame
So the mom sighs, her memories are safe
She watches her son walk, diploma in hand
Into a future that she has helped make
Knowing that sometimes she'll see the boy peek out of the man
Author notes
goodbye, class of '09
A contest entry
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600 points, ended January 17, 2008, 33 entries
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Love it.
This is really good.
Nice flow, and nice point of view.
I've never thought about putting it from my mothers vision ; Great idea!
Good luck in my contest!
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This is truely one of the most heartwarming poems I've read in a long time! Thank you for your lovely entry and I wish you all the best!
Thank you again,
Becks -
Welcome to AllPoetry
This poem is very sweet and so easy to relate to. It must be a precious memory, surely sounds like one. Best wishes
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I really liked this one. It had a great story behind it. The rhyme was amazing too, it just seemed to flow so perfectly, and the rhymes seemed like you planned them ahead.
I'm not really sure what else to say, because nothing in this poem needs changing, and through and through this is a completely amazing poem.
This was a great read, and I am honored to read such a good poem
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Thanks for the kind remarks. Probably too kind.
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The real truth behind this is that a guy can only ever have one mother.
Fathers can come and go but mothers !
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did you copy and paste?
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no, forwarded from original I sent yesterday, but was copied and pasted from original on my workstation. Is there a formatting problem?
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just ensuring it was first one on AP thanks
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First off welcome to AP my friend. Then this is pretty good. My favorite line
"As he turns,winks, and gives her a smile
She sees the man peek out of the boy"
Look forward to seeing more
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