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RSWells
Member Elite

since 2001-06-17

Posts 2533

0 posted 2001-07-30 08:20 AM

In pride
I am compelled
to descibe
a boy
I have in mind.
Decide
and pray tell
Me if I'm in
possesion of
a rare find.
It's something I
wasn't prepared for
with my
hard knock education.
So I suppose it's
to my son I
make this dedication.
'I Love you dad'
'I Love you'
Morning, noon and night.
'I Love you dad'
'I Love you'
on the phone
when out of sight.
How did he know the recipe
for alleviating strife?
Where did he get the secret
for adding years to life?
Regardless of the presence
of his adolescent peers.
'I Love you dad' in public
and I'm almost brought to tears.

I Love you too Boy.

Seymour Tabin
Member Empyrean

since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

1 posted 2001-07-30 08:24 AM

RSWells,
You have a keeper here. Very good I enjoyed

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22

Posts 18554

2 posted 2001-07-30 09:30 AM

How did he know the recipe
for alleviating strife?
Where did he get the secret
for adding years to life?
Regardless of the presence
of his adolescent peers.
'I Love you dad' in public
and I'm almost brought to tears.
=================================

"out of the mouths of babes" ... no matter what the age

a tender, touching write Richard.

As I read this something occured to me...
we as poets, and we as humans focus so much on unconditional love...we write poem after poem about our quest to possess it from a lover, we spend our life searching for it...
and yet...its something our children give us without question.
We need more poems like this

2dalimit
Member Elite

since 2000-02-08

Posts 2228
Mississippi coast

3 posted 2001-07-30 09:37 AM

Yep! It's hard for a youngster to express themselves in public. But, it is a joy when they do. You have definitely raised him right.
I enjoyed this very much.

Melton

Cpat Hair

Member Patricius

since 2001-06-05

Posts 11793

4 posted 2001-07-30 10:38 AM

sounds like a treasue to me...
nicely penned...

Voiceless
Senior Member

since 2001-02-19

Posts 686
Under the stars upon the wind

5 posted 2001-07-30 11:29 AM

This is so lovely.
I personally am one that
fails to tell my parents
how much I love them.
I think I better work on it..

Freedom is not Free (Korean War memorial)

MARK V SHELDON
Member Elite

since 2001-06-21

Posts 3015
In a corporeal internship...

6 posted 2001-07-30 02:21 PM

Something so simple and so easy to take for granted... thank you, Richard, for putting this in the spotlight so we can all be inspired by it and apply it to our own daily lives.

-MVS

"When you tell the Truth, you never have to remember what you just said."
--Del Casher

Mysteria

Member Laureate

since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

7 posted 2001-07-30 10:10 PM

No one should ever get to old to say I love you to those we love, and it is good he had this upbringing to always carry this and show his feelings. Great poem and pssst...a great kid too, whose got a wonderful Dad!

Reel beauty is only fin deep!

rwood
Member Elite

since 2000-02-29

Posts 3793
Tennessee

8 posted 2001-07-31 07:11 AM

This one hits deep. My son just turned 16 two days ago. It's amazing how they can come to you on their own and make you Ten feet tall with those 3 little words. It all adds up to joy doesn't it. I love this very much.
Sincerely,
Regina

latearrival
Member Ascendant

since 2003-03-21

Posts 5499
Florida

9 posted 2004-11-27 02:27 AM

RSWELLS: Reading your posts in the archives. So many great writings,had to bump up something and choose this one. marty

Midnitesun

Member Empyrean

since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

10 posted 2004-11-27 08:50 AM

Thanks late, for I had missed this one. A good choice to highlight.

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