by Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley
Member since:
October 5, 2007

My Son

January 06, 2008 08:25 AM UTC
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I remember when you were born... the unutterable joy I felt at being a mother.

You gave me that: you, my firstborn son and long-desired child.

As I watched you grow and sometimes was not such a good mother...

You smiled at me and tagged along on my adventures.

Then I began to have other children... and the space between us grew.

Now you have drifted so far from me that I barely know you.

Yet I love you so deeply that it rends my soul to part from you.

And while you may no longer have much to say to me, there is so very much I would like to say to you.

Comments: 13

Joyce C. Jan 6, 2008, 8:31am UTC
Very heart-felt.
Beverly T. Jan 6, 2008, 8:33am UTC
I can tell this was from the heart! Only a mother can identify with this kind of pain.
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Renda B. Jan 6, 2008, 10:03am UTC
That's so touching...
Fran S. Jan 6, 2008, 10:05am UTC
its beautiful, simple and beautiful
Larry H. Jan 6, 2008, 10:06am UTC
thanks for sharing..
Terry M. Jan 6, 2008, 10:50am UTC
reminds me of when my daughter was born.
Linda B. Jan 6, 2008, 10:52am UTC
Adolescence is tough, both for the child-that-was, the man-to-come and the mother who has to watch it happen. I'm going through that with my own son...God bless you!

A simply beautiful piece of writing that touched me deeply....
Larry M. Jan 6, 2008, 3:16pm UTC
I think you really caught the essence of a parent's feelings as their children reach adulthood. Splendid.
William M. Jan 6, 2008, 5:18pm UTC
Very good. I can't express my feelings that well.
Heather W. Jan 6, 2008, 9:04pm UTC
Very touching poem
Dorothy H. Jan 6, 2008, 9:44pm UTC
Very good! 10
Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley Jan 7, 2008, 11:46am UTC
Thank you to all for your kind remarks.
: )

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