Drake

Drake and Dodger

To love beauty of pastured scene

as I would walk the path each day

To smell the wafting grasses green

remember where I use to play

 

In meadows I once lay my head

along beside the timeless brook

There I dreamed in my endless bed

until man's cruelty my dreams took

 

I grew weary of man's delight

in watching his brothers endure

I took no pleasure in god's sight

his beauties had lost all allure

 

Till the day I met Drake's gold heart

within him lay my own salvation

His love lent me a fresh new start

he is god's greatest creation

 

Tate

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Author's Note

He is other than my own son the greatest
boy I have ever known.
In him I see a wondrous curiosity mixed in with mischievousness. He is Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn and Leonardo da Vinci all wrapped up in one little boy ! I might add he has put me in mind of a little Napoleon. He dreams of being king of the world someday soon. He says he might have to ban his mother from all of Christendom though. As she doesn't take orders well. We shall see who has the last laugh lol . Time will tell. But is it not from just such imaginings that empires rise, women swoon and dreams can come true? Possessed with the heart of a lion and the soul of a poet!!! I am proud to call him my friend and my Son!
Tate

Reviews

[Magdelena]

OMG I'm crying.. This was beautiful.. Tate, what a wonderful piece. No.. Beautiful.. And him, oh wow. He is one special boy.. It brings memories of my son when he was younger. He is my life, my heart and soul.. When I look upon his face my heart skips a beat. So I can relate to this one so well..

You are amazing...

Thank you for sharing..

Mags xx

[No use.]

the lessons we can learn from children are more divine than anything else. :)

[Coyote Poetry]

Kids energy and vision is wonderful. I chase my grandchildren. Everything to him is Wow or he try to run and touch it. A beautiful poem. The children in our life remind us to see the beauty and wonder of this world. A excellent poem.
Coyote

[David W Moore III]

What a glorious being. To be able to rejuvinate and ameliorate your spirit so.

[Helen Crutchett]

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful is all I can manage to say at the moment. A heartfelt tribute to that special boy in your life that you love so much! Oh how much we learn from our dear children and how blessed we are to have them. While around them we can disappear into their world, their thoughts and become a child again... for just a while. I believe children in their innocence are great healers. Thanks for sharing this amazing poem.

[Ashley.M.E]

This is really good.
Sorry I haven't been reviewing your work.

[Beatles9322]

SOOOOO beautiful! This is gorgeous and so honest!

[AlieahRose]

IT'S LIKE A TIMELINE OF MEMORIES...
I THINK THAT IS SO CREATIVE...
BEAUTIFUL AND COMPLETE JOB...

[nono]

This is wonderful! haha nice job how sweet this is beautiful you did an awesome job on it!!

[the_stoic]

i thought that this was written as a remembrance of your childhood ... but surely i was taken for a surprise .. the bonding between you two is amazing .. even the best of poets wont find a fault with the last three stanzas . immaculate . thanks for sharing

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

this is beautiful~ Tate~ in my second daughter I discovered a childhood I never had and experienced it after the age of 30~ lol
our children are the most precious gifts we will ever be given~ and they need to be treated as such ~ for not only do they come into the world with pure love but with also lessons for us to learn~ many of us do not understand waht it is to be completely selfless and patient and unconditional love until we are given the greatest responsibility with the greatest challenges within the actualization of a child~