My Son

Strong
spirit
faithfully
uncomplaining
thus, you have been since your beautiful birth

Once a soft and cuddly baby boy
now, a stalwart
steadfastly
serene
man

Ó November 16, 2011
Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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November 20, 2011 at 8:15 PM
This sounds more like an ode to Dane Ann...raising a child like your son is not easy...u are one of the lucky ones! Gwendolen
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November 21, 2011 at 2:48 AM
I was lucky to have a son like him. BIG SMILES
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