He is the Joy a Son brings <br />sunny eyed; <br />whip smart <br />and kind. <br /> <br />A father <br />and a father alone <br />can know the pride <br />of the offspring <br />who grows <br />man hood tall <br />whose steady eye <br />and large tent heart <br />which could be fooled <br />by the devious <br />but not destroyed. <br /> <br />For all that words may <br />not convey <br />Son let me say <br />how much you mean to me <br />and others <br />you have helped along the way <br />by being the you <br />that paused to give mouth to mouth <br />to an elderly stranger; <br />adopted sisters and younger brothers; <br />stayed close to your mother <br />never forgot your Dad <br />reached back <br />even when it hurt <br />built your life on solid earth <br />and to this day <br />celebrates life, undeterred <br />in your own unique way. <br />Job well done.<br /><br />Lonnie Hicks<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-son-who/