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My Son Kenneths' Birthday Present 2022

My Son Kenneths’ Birthday Present 

2022 

 

 

I can't paint you a pretty picture 

I can't give you a lot of cash 

 

But I hope what mommy gives you will forever always last 

 

I can't recall the color, the one you love the best 

But I do recall some good times and I am sure there's plenty left 

 

I can tell you some funny jokes and the rules to your daddy’s game 

But unless he’s here to speak to them they really are not the same 

 

I can tell you about your childhood and some stunts you/they tried to pool 

I can remind you of the feelings when you realized we/they were/weren't’ fools 

 

And I hope what mommy gives you will forever always last 

 

Although they made you change your name to have a place to live 

Maybe in reality that’s all they had to give 

 

But now that you became a man, and learned a lot alone 

I hope you please remember that your never far from home.

Copyright © Lorraine Peterson | Year Posted 2022

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