SHADOWS.
Inspired by this pic of my eldest son and my grandson after a busy and lovely day.
SHADOWS.
At end of day as shadows lengthen
Walk hand in hand and love is strengthened
A moment meant for father and son
A tender touch as day is done.
As hand seeks hand and trust is made
Walk into light, don’t let memories fade
That little shadow’s too quick a man
Hold onto the moment for as long as you can.
Shadow small, a shadow boy
Shadow’s tall still shadow joy
Shadow father, shadow son
Shadows fading, childhood’s gone.
Reach for that hand and wrap it tight
You can’t catch those shadows as hard as you try
Don’t waste a moment chasing the past
Live for the present and make it last.
I remember those shadows as we walked
I recall those shadows as we talked
About what you would be when you were grown
Now you have shadows of your own.
Shadow small, a shadow boy
Shadow’s tall still shadow joy
Shadow father, shadow son
Shadows fading, childhood’s gone.
© By: - Pete Slater. 2012.
M.C. Newberry
Sat 13th Apr 2013 15:02
Delightful! This shows how the best comes from
things closest to genuine feeling.
On a point of rhyme - in view of the consistency elsewhere, I would have been tempted to avoid "as hard as you try" and gone
for something like "You can't catch those
shadows soon lost to sight".
But that's just me.