A promise of tomorrow. <br />A namesake shining through. <br />A bloodline that continues on, <br />Through eternal springs of youth. <br />New strength as from a lion. <br />But, in his softness like a lamb, <br />Emerges a new warrior, <br />From this boy now turned a man. <br />For what is life but battles? <br />Each new day a victory won. <br />It takes the courage of a soldier, <br />To be raised up as a son. <br />So guard your heart my son, my own. <br />And always seek out truth. <br />May this wisdom always stay with you, <br />When you have left behind your youth. <br />Swaddled in blue cotton clothing <br />Encompassed you the day we met. <br />No matter how your light may shine, <br />That bright day I will not forget. <br />Whether a son packs a pilots parachute, <br />Or streaks across the sprawling sky, <br />Every son is just as valuable, <br />Whether he goes or stays behind. <br />Daddy served proudly in the Army <br />But the Navy you would rather choose, <br />I could not be much prouder <br />Than I have always been of you!<br /><br />Robert Edgar Burns<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/what-is-a-son/
