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

[Shellie]

Lovely tribute Tate!!

[Lilly]

Beautifully written and a lovely tribute. The imagery, especially in the first two stanzas, is very nice.

[china]

This is a beautiful tribute. Very excellent write.

[R J Askew]

Lucky lad to have such a great dad.

[alan peter kelly]

beautifully balanced construction...it rolls with each syllable like sweet honey on the warmest of days....

[Norma M Sutton]

This is beautiful. Well written.

[little lily Bride of Ch..]

Beautiful Children are precious
blessings from God and they help us find our way back and we can see a light so beautiful and so Bright shining just as salvation of God Holyspirit shining out from their hearts tis very beautiful. May he shine in you always and pour blessins upon you always. God bless lily

[The Analog Kid]

nice tribute to your son...

[Wondering Mind]

This is not only beautiful, Tate, but great. It speaks of the love often overlooked; the love of a father to his son. The poetry is delightful to read, as I am a bit bias towards structured form and rhyme. This is truly wonderful. Thank you for sharing.

[Dimples87]

This is so beautiful. The descriptions are so vivid although spoken with very limited speech. I do applaud you for saying so much with so few words. Great author's note, too, and thanks for sharing.