Ken Jordan Poet Light Verse

My Child

Poet: Ken Jordan
Poem: My Child
Edited by: Sparkle Jordan
written: September 1986
Copyright: 1986

Come here 
my child
   set down lets 
talk awhile -
  
  Tell me
Where does 
time go?

    I know that 
someday soon
    you'll gather
your things;
   give me a hug,
and move forward
   towards
your future -
  
  And I'll 
watch you leave,
    armed with
all the love
    that I could give -

 I'll wave 
my hands
    until you're far
  from view,
and say
    see you soon
my child,
    my soul
goes 
with you -
    
And as the days
go by,
    I'll think of those
special times,
    watching you bloom
like Sunflowers along
    some hillside
in Spring -
   
 And I'll remember 
when I use to
    gently clean 
 milk
    from your mouth,
brush away sand
    from your knees.

I would look at you
    and smile,
with love in 
     my eyes,
and say:
    Look at those
pretty
     little feet -
  
 And when I 
would 
        brush your hair,
   oooh 
how you would
hollar,
   and 
hold your breath.

But, 
through it all,
   you learned 
how to crawl,
   walk, 
 and run -

Now you're all
  grown up
and 
leaving home -
  
I want you
to know
 my child,
mama
 will always
be with you,

  I give you
my heart,
  and
 my soul;

God will
  show you the
way -

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