Finding His People

Henry found his people
And they’re up there on the stage,
Where with the audience, they all
Can magically engage.

We’ve watched him since his day of birth
And marveled at his gifts,
Delighted at the many ways
He’d give our spirits lifts.

He’s had to travel many paths
In search of where he’d fit
And middle school has been the place
Where all the fires were lit.

We sat there in the audience
And, watching him perform,
We knew that what he put out there
Was way more than the norm.

How thrilled we were to witness
Our dear grandson strut his stuff.
His future’s filled with promise
But to start, this was enough.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2025



Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Date: 6/1/2025 11:41:00 AM
How awesome to witness his strength at a young age. Jr. High was my blossoming ground too. I loved those days. Maybe he will star one day on the big screen!
Login to Reply
Bauer Avatar
Ilene Bauer
Date: 6/1/2025 1:46:00 PM
It was so wonderful to watch him on the stage, Andrea! Many people struggle through middle and high school - glad you weren’t one of them (I wasn’t, either, but I was still pretty shy in junior high)…
Date: 6/1/2025 9:12:00 AM
Could feel your pride reading this take on your grandson, Ilene. What, if I may ask, was he strutting? Just curious. / Maurice
Login to Reply
Bauer Avatar
Ilene Bauer
Date: 6/1/2025 1:43:00 PM
Thank you, Maurice! He played the Wizard (a role with some singing and dialogue) in “Once Upon a Mattress, Jr. (a shorter version of the Broadway play) and he was amazing!
Date: 5/31/2025 7:49:00 PM
Your well-written, moving poem conveys a powerful message about how grand those grandkids really are, Ilene! Janice
Login to Reply
Bauer Avatar
Ilene Bauer
Date: 6/1/2025 1:41:00 PM
Thank you, Janice! They are special in a way that’s hard to describe…
Get a Premium Membership
Get more exposure for your poetry and more features with a Premium Membership.
Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Member Area

My Admin
Profile and Settings
Edit My Poems
Edit My Quotes
Edit My Short Stories
Edit My Articles
My Comments Inboxes
My Comments Outboxes
Soup Mail
Poetry Contests
Contest Results/Status
Followers
Poems of Poets I Follow
Friend Builder

Soup Social

Poetry Forum
New/Upcoming Features
The Wall
Soup Facebook Page
Who is Online
Link to Us

Member Poems

Poems - Top 100 New
Poems - Top 100 All-Time
Poems - Best
Poems - by Topic
Poems - New (All)
Poems - New (PM)
Poems - New by Poet
Poems - Read
Poems - Unread

Member Poets

Poets - Best New
Poets - New
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems Recent
Poets - Top 100 Community
Poets - Top 100 Contest

Famous Poems

Famous Poems - African American
Famous Poems - Best
Famous Poems - Classical
Famous Poems - English
Famous Poems - Haiku
Famous Poems - Love
Famous Poems - Short
Famous Poems - Top 100

Famous Poets

Famous Poets - Living
Famous Poets - Most Popular
Famous Poets - Top 100
Famous Poets - Best
Famous Poets - Women
Famous Poets - African American
Famous Poets - Beat
Famous Poets - Cinquain
Famous Poets - Classical
Famous Poets - English
Famous Poets - Haiku
Famous Poets - Hindi
Famous Poets - Jewish
Famous Poets - Love
Famous Poets - Metaphysical
Famous Poets - Modern
Famous Poets - Punjabi
Famous Poets - Romantic
Famous Poets - Spanish
Famous Poets - Suicidal
Famous Poets - Urdu
Famous Poets - War

Poetry Resources

Anagrams
Bible
Book Store
Character Counter
Cliché Finder
Poetry Clichés
Common Words
Copyright Information
Grammar
Grammar Checker
Homonym
Homophones
How to Write a Poem
Lyrics
Love Poem Generator
New Poetic Forms
Plagiarism Checker
Poetics
Poetry Art
Publishing
Random Word Generator
Spell Checker
Store
What is Good Poetry?
Word Counter