In Response To My First Poem

-UNLATCHED- So young myself, I was naive' Without a doubt, I did believe the babe, then latched inside my womb was bound to me, and would always be Latched on, was he, as he was fed Then later on, our hands instead Not tall enough to open gates I'd reach the latch for his escape In time he grew to need more space The bond we had, would stretch in place With loving smiles, I watched him play He longed to grow, and threads grew long He reached to climb, and fly the wind Yet ties remained, still ever strong Years would pass, too soon, a man Old ties would change, yet carry on Love came along, as it should be My eyes, if wise, must let it be This union blessed, was good to see Her love for you, the world could see It didn't mean my son was gone Songs are sung when lovers part But no song for a mother's heart When new adventures come one day Those new roads take him far away The man he is, has been set free To be the man he wants to be The child he was is never gone She's letting go, yet holding on If once, one wish were mine to choose So many do my thoughts pursue But one within my heart still yearns If just one day, the clocks would turn Together you and I would be Sitting here among the trees I would hold you close, upon my knees then turn you loose, to join the leaves... ~ ~~ ~ RESPONSE Oh, my child, if just one wish could be our own The sun would shine for you alone The moon would make the time grow long Now many moons have come and gone and you have grown, and now you know You have a son........who is your sun Your son, I know, is growing strong There'll be a time to let him go Your child will stretch the ties that bind Inside, you'll find a tear resides.. For letting go, .....and father's pride are tied together ,.....such is life And doesn't come so easily when love has bound the heart so tight But go, they must,... and they will flee and we must trust them well enough to set them free....... __________________________________________________________ For Contest Sponsored by Silent One "Response To Your First Poem" 9/27/15