Mom Pride Poems

I am the truth of the future
Lies of the past.
I am what they had
Now they searching for me.
I am yesterday 
Ready for today.
I am joy
...

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He never liked "Bob" - now a success
So Robert Croslin he is
Raise in Baltimore ("projects")
His mom (Aurelia) is grandma to my kids
His only son, a...

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Someday

When I grow up, 
I want to be... like my father. 
He serves in the military, 
and helps other people 
around the world. 
He fights...

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Ghosts Of Times Past
Miracle Man
6/25/2022

As winds of time whisper through me,
my ancestors breath caresses my face.
Visions of a lone covered wagon I see,
that carried them...

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10/07/2021

Written for my 6 year old son, Caedon:

.......

"Guess what I want to be when I grow up?" you ask with a great big smile.
"PAW Patrol,...

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Framed picture of jubilant Mom and Dad
Brightens home with their smiles, constantly glad
Cheering family midst trials so bad
By their faith in God*, smiting being sad
Against...

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*Image of Mom Playing at the Church by Family Photo

Pride of Place

Our matriarch, a great musician of sorts,
The piano, her centerpiece, she supports,
Coaching youthful kids...

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My heirloom- finest work of art

my mother crafted with her heart

after I drew it by a chart

on linen cloth stretched for the part

of filling in...

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Bob holds his tattered Travis to his chest.
He was Bob's pet. Now--stuffed--he's still the best!
Bob’s parents, at wit’s end, make this request:
“He’s old. Let him...

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PRIDE

                 mom shows light to child
   ...

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So very blessed that you were born!
Each morning so sweetly, I do awake.
To know I have a grown daughter unlike no other.
We are more like...

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Where is the new foreman I asked.
He’s down in the barn, herding the hens
I ran right down. Hens are quite a task.
He had brand new...

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When just a child the poet's mom said "Son
Throughout your life beware the sin of pride
Remember this when every day is done
What counts the most...

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Days until ‘Pride’ fast approaching,
On the phone with mom, she said;
Not to make myself a target by going,
That she doesn’t wish her daughter dead.

Better yet,...

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A Mother's Pride

My life feels complete, as your head rests on my chest so neat
The warmth from your skin so soft 
Spreads within me from...

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