A Daughter, A Son by Bonnie Manion Poem

A Daughter, A Son

What part of daddy is his girl,

Of separate worlds, what sharing?

What will his child reject or fear,

What come from father’s caring ?

What part of mother is her child,

What gleaned from years of giving?

` What will her girl keep safe and sure,

What learn from life and living?

What part of father is a son,

What separate worlds yet sharing?

What lessons does he long recall,

What learns the son from daring?

What part of mother is a son,

What gleans he from her giving?

What keeps the son both safe and pure,

What learns from life and living?

first published in St. Anthony’s Messenger, also, in Small Brushes

©1997 Bonnie Manion

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