The Cycle of Man

Oh! My beautiful baby! How long I've waited to see your face To look into your eyes and remember How we came to this time and place The joy of inhaling your infant scent Oh! My beautiful baby! Can there be a more blessed event? Oh! My barefoot boy! Watching your days unfold Forever summer in your eyes Learning from each story told The adventure of each day Oh! My barefoot boy! Are there days of more wondrous play? Oh! My in-between boy! Struggling between man and boy Trying to find out who you are I daily watch your growth with joy Experiencing your very first kiss Oh! My in-between boy! Is there a way these days i would miss? Oh! My mature man! Now taking your rightful place As husband and father you grow Meeting the trials you face Watch your own babes learn to fly Oh! My mature man! Should I watch with a tear and a sigh? Oh! My venerable man! Wise now with the turning of time Observing this new world as it is Remember mountains you've climbed Content to watch them learn Oh! My venerable man! Do you know that now is their turn? For the Beseech contest...