Beloved Son <br /> <br />Written by: Wilfred Mellers, Monday, April 12,2010 @ 1: 51 PM <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To you my beloved son <br /> <br />Your life has just begun <br /> <br />I shall shout from mountains aloud <br /> <br />Of you I am truly proud <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Steadfast and true to the letter <br /> <br />Be not like me but only better <br /> <br />To greatness I’ve watched you grow <br /> <br />Now I stand to shout bravo <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Through perseverance you have stride <br /> <br />Overflowing my heart filled with pride <br /> <br />As the accolades finally subside <br /> <br />My arms will remain always-open wide <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Blessed from birth with natural rhythm <br /> <br />Given I to you the tools to blossom <br /> <br />A force to be reckoned with so truly fearsome <br /> <br />I’m your biggest fan for you are awesome <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Playing hard you do to cadences set <br /> <br />Every challenge beyond doubt you’ve met <br /> <br />Your birth I’ll never forget <br /> <br />Having you I’ll never regret <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Life can feel like it’s always up hill <br /> <br />But I love you and always will <br /> <br />No father could ever be prouder <br /> <br />So I shall shout it out louder and louder<br /><br />Wilfred Mellers<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/beloved-son-2/