Richard Pickett Poet Acrostic

To My Son Jared

T o many days I have missed you
O oldest Son of my loins,

M ayhap some day to write together again
Y earning for the Joy

S on you were my first born child
O only now you are the oldest,
N ever did you not make my heart smile

J ared
A lways
R emember
E vermore I shall be, Your Loving
D ad


           Merry Christmas from Iowa Son.... I Love You.....Dad

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Doris Culverhouse December 5, 2009 at 4:42 PM sweetly penned, sounds like you did a fine job with your son! enjoyed reading!

Marty Owens December 3, 2009 at 7:41 PM Oh this is so beautiful...Wow...love it...Marty

John Loving Iii December 3, 2009 at 12:22 PM nice tribute to a loving son. john and welcome

Mary Meade Stephenson December 3, 2009 at 11:19 AM A beautiful tribute to Jar...another of your splendid writes my love!! Keep them coming! Love You! ~Mary

Caroline Cécile Delacroix December 3, 2009 at 10:44 AM So nice! Perfect acrostic and a great tribute to your oldest son. Thank you for sharing, Caroline.

Charmaine Chircop December 3, 2009 at 10:19 AM Jared is a poet ,a friend ,an entertainer and much more,he is very talented,He is a piece of sage in our soup and from what im reading he takes after you..lovely tribute indeed..=Charma

Gerard Keogh Jr. December 3, 2009 at 10:16 AM I like this in that it is simple and yet movig on the most basic level. Thank you for your comments on my little piece. It means a lot to me. Regards, Gerard.

Linda-Marie Sweetheart December 3, 2009 at 9:36 AM Such beautiful sentiment here, Richard,.. I know... I have four sons (3 living) and they are the reason for life itself... astounding tribute to a wonderful guy who is my dearest friend on the Soup... thankxxx for sharing... and for your nice comments on my poetry today... happy u enjoyed... blessings... luv... Linda-Marie.."Sweetie" what does Taz stand for?

Jared Pickett December 3, 2009 at 9:00 AM This is the third dedication for me today..... Thank you pop.... I loved it and am making this a fav......Great write.....:JP].........Oh, you should read Linda-Marie-Barianas poem called "Lone Wolf".....