I Won!

This poem;

SOLDIER BOY

His daddy’s eyes
Reflect in my mind
The way he walks
Brings memories
That laugh I swear
Is in the genes
One day he yelled
Come look at me
“I wear Daddy’s hat
Am I a handsome boy”?
I gulped I swallowed
I fought back tears
Looking at him
Looking in a mirror
Now today I
Am old and gray
My little boy
Is still away
He says he
Will continue to fight
For what his daddy
Lost that night
I have been blessed
To know these two
My husband, my hero
And little Soldier Boy too.

Written by,
Terry Shepherd
5.27.2015

 

was the winner of a poetry contest. I couldn’t reach my own back to pat it, so I am sharing the news with you. Thanks for stopping by and reading.