Heart of a Lion

My rendition of Drake Cooper and his dog Dodger.

His play he would be forsaking

facing the darkness we all fear

Soul aching tiny heart breaking

oh how he wished that I were near

 

The matriarch of his small clan

was ill and finally dying

It was his plan to act the man

while inside his heart was crying

 

I had finished my latest book

which I dedicated to Drake

The Ties That Bind weren’t so kind

as I heard his little heart break

 

I sent him the book to peruse

in the hopes that it would cheer him

To ease the blues and heal his bruise

though the diagnosis was grim

 

He took her my book with the note

opened it to the beginning

Where he read the quote,  I had wrote

his face all aglow and grinning

 

In the end what could any say

to this child who loves his small clan

Love whispered stay,  don't run away

to this boy forced to be a man

 

Tate

Author's Note

Little Drakes grandmother passed away a week later and he was extremely upset. If I could do anything for him I would. He has taken it as well as any man would. But times like these we don't want him to have to be a man. We want him to live out his childhood as a boy. I can tell you the tears of a child can break the heart of any man!
This was the dedication I wrote in the front of my newest book
The Ties That Bind
I dedicate this book to Drake Cooper
A young boy of unique talent and intellect. In him I see the great handy work of the Almighty. His was the heart that once reached out to mine. When I was most alone. I will always be grateful. He bought me my first poetry album. Then inspired me to fill it with my writing. Possessed with the heart of a lion and soul of a poet. Meeting him was one of the greatest gifts I ever received. He will always be loved by me.
Tate

Reviews

[AlieahRose]

THIS IS TOUCHING...
THE THIRD STANZA...
TO THE END...
HAD A HOLD...
ON ME THANK...
YOU FOR SHARING...

[Cree Nations]

Life teaches and brings us lessons at such an early birth.

I will mention you and yours in my prayers.

[Sujash I. Purna]

It's sad and yet beautiful. Really liked it. And the drawing took my breath away! Tate, you're a great artist I didn't know!

[♥ Lexii Boo &hea..]

WoW it was very heart breaking, emotional, sad, and heart felt it was amazingly well written and very mournful. it was it hard when a loved one leaves but sometimes it is better if they are not in pain anymore and of course we will never forget that person but also we won't move past it we will get through it and it will take some time. and i know because i have lost a great deal of people in my life more then i probably should have but sometime it makes you stronger but anyways beautifully written!

[Debbie_Philly]

How can one get your book and BTW your drawing ... excellent !!

[Tate Morgan]

thank you
on my front page are the links to the books



https://www.createspace.com/3390544

https://www.createspace.com/3583829

[Debbie_Philly]

Thank you !!!

[Debbie_Philly]

Oh WOW Tate..... What an inspiration .... I am overwhelmed with emotion reading this.... tear filled... what a wonderful thing to do and how loving... to write a book for him... and how sad about his grandmother... a boy .. allot of boys need more men like you in their life.... WONDERFUL !!!!

[BlackRose]

Wonderful, overflowed with such emotions. It's funny sometimes how life is and what happens, not that all the time we want certain things to happen the way they do. I'm so sorry for what happened.

[Kimberly "Melody" Carne..]

I love this oh so very much! I do plan on getting your books' here in the near future. Two reasons...1) support someone deserving of it
2) I love your writings and can read them again and again.

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A beautiful thing, tate :) Absolutely beautiful!