Pagosa Springs Artists

A  Son

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 sure,
What  learns  from life and living?

 

first published in Small Brushes (Adept Press)

 

©1997 Bonnie Manion

 
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