To my dearly loved third born <br />unplanned but longed for <br /> <br />Fiercely protected by your father <br />who shared your Irish eyes <br /> <br />Nursed at the hospital by your mother <br />as you lay deathly pale <br /> <br />Jumping over the waves at Anglesea <br />with plaster-cast wrapped in plastic <br /> <br />Seriously messing about on the PC <br />at the Co-op with Evan Davey <br /> <br />Astride Sam's shoulders as the BFG <br />blowing bottled dreams <br /> <br />Playing homegrown French cricket <br />with pads but without trousers <br /> <br />Driving dodgem cars like Schumacher <br />on your fifth birthday at Luna Park <br /> <br />Revving over paddocks on the red Honda <br />with passionate courage <br /> <br />Second prize in the clarinet competition <br />I burst into tears... <br /> <br />Confessiong your love for Dee over coffee <br />I knew just how you felt... <br /> <br />Sharing vows and roses with your beloved <br />as you drove off in David's Rolls <br /> <br />Stephen from the Greek meaning crown <br />Stephen you're the king of my heart.<br /><br />Alison Cassidy<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/stephen-malcolm-cassidy/
