He Who Sighs To the Skies
A glimpse of the vast Universe
he sees in the newborn baby's eyes;
that this boy will a worthy man,
father sighs a hushed prayer to the skies:
May he be wise and learn from occasional stupidity
and cheerfully take on loads and burdens of cheerles duty;
let him, in hours of doubt and cowardice, be bold and prevail,
yet kind and fair to those who struggle and miserably fail;
may he be honed by trials, grit and grind of cruel defeat,
yet stay humble in triumph, rejecting urges of conceit;
let him look beyond the self, anonymous in charity,
a dreamer who works real hard so dreams become reality.
The sound of the future's future
he hears as the baby cooes and cries;
for this boy to be a worthy man,
father sighs gratefully to the skies.
Copyright © Romeo Naces | Year Posted 2008
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