At age five or six
Curiosity took hold
Drove you to explore
Everything fair game
You created ways to play
Drove me to despair
AHA moment struck
Finally I saw revealed
Genius in you
Mysteries to me
Your knowledge of how things work
Produced summer job
James, I’m proud of you
College years begin next fall
New things to explore
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Wonderfully done, Ina!
Your pride shines through…
Thanks, Dale. This is the Christmas gift my grandson said he wanted most from me. For years I’ve been writing Haiku for him for his birthday. He frames them and has them on his wall.
That is the most wonderful thing ever!
It really is. He touches my heart.
With good reason!
I love how the despair turned to pride. Wonderful! Merry Christmas!
Thanks, Rose. I remember taking him places when he was little and he couldn’t keep his hands off things that had moving parts. I was afraid he would break them. Now I know his intelligent curiosity propelled him.
I can relate to that
🙂
I love that you write these for him each birthday Ina, a lovely tribute in a time when his life will really change.
Thanks, Andrea, He has changed a lot in the past two years.