Days That I Have Known

Tatertot

The days of life are winding down

as I but fear what lies ahead

My son has reached that time in life

that always filled my mind with dread

There's just a year until that day

when I just hope that I may grow

To be the man, I pray I can

as the time comes to let him go

This week we go on vacation

and as we share these times of  joy

Within the bonds of family

he'll spend his last days as a boy

I've done what I set out to do

back so many a year ago

 Instilling in him foundations

of all the things he needs to know

Oh please just let me be gracious

and smile when the day draws near

Then wish him well, as time will tell

if I can overcome my fear

For then my son will be a man

with strength to face the new found dawn

In knowledge that he's not alone

as my heart breaks for all that's gone

Author's Note

I knew this this day would come. It is so near I can taste it. I will walk out to see him off with a smile upon my face. Give him the speech I like to call "what it means to be a man". Tell him to trust his instincts. Never take something for nothing. Never take unfair advantage of another nor let them take unfair advantage of him. Help those who need it and respect all the women in his life. "Son the value of a man lies not in what he owns, but in what he gives to others". Then I'll wave as he sets off, as my heart simply breaks.

Reviews

[Veronica Chandler]

Warmth and tenderness wash over me in waves as I read this moving piece penned straight from your heart. The values you ask of your son as he sets sail on the winds of life are embedded in his DNA, for he is your son and has learned by watching you embody those values. It will take practice, like riding a bike for the first time takes practice and little bit of blood, but his foundation is strong. May his compass always guide him to a true north, so that he always knows where home is, the place he can always return to, and be fully embraced. Yes, your heart will break, it will never be the same again, but the wonders of watching him live out his life are well worth the pain.

[Tate Morgan]

I thank you very much I am trying my best

[carol burgess romance]

Oh yes, letting go our children to live their own life follow make their own journey. As a parent I can understand this feeling. Great write as always.

[Tate Morgan]

Carol Good morning Thanks I am just worried that I wont be able to let go .

[Priyankaabhilaashi]

Beautiful..!!! Congratulations on getting your book published, Sir..!!!

[Tate Morgan]

Pri Thanks friend. How different this feels to me. different in the sense that I can remember when I left home . Afraid and all alone

[Leslie Philibert]

I have two dreadful sons who are both talented and unusual...I understand how difficult it is...

[Tate Morgan]

llol Leslie For some reason that sounds more like you arent too upset about them moving out.

[Barbara Walker]

But no matter what, he'll always be your little boy. But that's our job, to give them the knowledge and insights to fly on their own. It is heart breaking but before you know it, you'll be teaching his son and/or daughter and having that special grandparent relationship, which is our gift for having to let our sons and daughters fly.

[Tate Morgan]

Well he may be my little boy but he is a strong young man now .

[Pete Langley]

We spawn them and raise them. There is no blueprint for preparing them so we do our best with what we know...then hope. No matter how much we want them to be extentions of ourselves as parents, they are separate and individual and will form their own values and make their own mistakes. You bring home the anxiety of every parent, Tate. P.

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you pete. Oh I suppose Ill have to get use to the life without him .

[Arabdha]

soulful ! a poignant read..

[Rogue]

Always a difficult day... They head out on their own. You know there will be mistakes and you will no longer be there to protect and watch over every minute of the day. But he will return, Tate and often. He'll miss his family and home as much as you miss him. eventually, he will fill your house with young beings of his own. And you will live it all again. This time with even more patience and understanding than the first time.

Lovely write and thoughts on your son. :)