What have you packed my precious son?
This journey will be a long one
While I don’t want to let you go
Begin it now before the snow
Summer grows near with weather warm
Though yet will come some lightning storms
You’re growing stronger every day
And you must soon be on your way
The road, it winds through many trees
Which sing their songs in the morning breeze
Listen to them, hear their stories
Tales of heroes and their glories
Beware the hidden highwaymen
For they seek your premature end
Also the siren with her song
Fortify your resolve, stay strong
Attach your sheath it’s sharpened sword
Ensure your compass points true North
Rest if you must along the way
Never too long in one place stay
Destiny awaits in the end
You hold the power in your hand
One more embrace and one more kiss
It’s time, your childhood I will miss
This is so sweet. Elijah would be proud. 🙂
Thank you! My kids are a little young to appreciate my birthday poems for them but one day I think they will