Diamond 1

Diamond 1

                         Robin
                      39 today
                    My son Robin
               Today is his birthday
          A time for great celebration 
     A time to look forward to another 39
  A time for the family to unite and rejoice
Or would have been had he still been with us
  Which of course he is not as he is dead
     Not passed on or beyond the coil
          Not in some cloudy realm
             There is no other term
                 My son drowned
                    He drowned.
                          Dead
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Dietrich Avatar
April 2, 2016 at 4:17 PM
wow, this one really tugs at the heart strings. so sad. Sorry for your loss. it's a good poem.
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