My Boy is Growing up

I saw the girl upon his arm

When did he grow, his stature, his charm

I did not fret. There was no alarm

My boy is growing up



He led her forth They were discreet

Proudly he offered her for me to meet

Her beaming aura. Her stance petite

My boy is growing up



Our first-born lifted above my head so high

His infectious laugh and his infantile cry

His character develops as twelve years go by

My boy is growing up



I should have been attuned to the clues

Attention to hair, his clothes and his shoes

Confident and opinionated and setting his views

My boy in growing up



I brace myself for the friends he makes

His growing heart is new it gives and it takes

I will revel when it flutters and catch it when it breaks

My boy is growing up



So now I stand with my boy at my side

On the verge of his adulthood we both stand with pride

For she is his first trophy and I his first guide

My boy is growing up

Author's Notes/Comments: 

One of life's experiences. My eldest son presented his first girlfriend for me to meet. The story says it all!!

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this one is cool. my son (7mths) will be growing up soon. far from it but soon. I'll will also be waiting till the day I come home a find some of my collections either broken or opened. lol :{

dave

I have some poems about my son if you want to read them.


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