My son is one of those folks whose birthday comes shortly after Christmas, so it takes some effort on his mom’s and my part to make sure he doesn’t get short-changed. (You know, the “Well, you just got a bunch of stuff for Christmas, so here are some new socks” kind of thing) So in addition to a few more cool toys and a nice cake, I wrote him a little something.
Hopefully he’ll appreciate it once he’s old enough to be able to appreciate it! Hard to believe he’s already 7 – so that day is probably rapidly approaching.
My neighbor to the north, Donna Smith at Mainely Write, is hosting Poetry Friday today, while we all dig out from a big pile of snow that got dumped on us yesterday and overnight. So please stop by and say hi, and check out all the poetry links and fun!
And please have a very safe, healthy, and success-filled New Year!
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Your poem is a lovely, lasting gift, Matt. He may appreciate toys more now, but when he reads it as a grown up, it will mean a lot.
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Thanks, Jane, I hope so.
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Happy Birthday to your son. Those years fly by. Take time to take long walks and look at the stars and read stories. Before you know it, well, you know what I mean.
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The time does fly, Margaret – my older daughters are 21 and 24, and I could’ve sworn they were still in school just yesterday.
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What a sweet poem! I loved blankets, bottles, bassinet so distant, yet so near…”
Kids are the closest thing to doing time travel… baby one minute – seven years old the next!
Have a fantastic New Year, Matt!
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Thanks, Donna – the years have been flying, indeed! Have a great 2017!
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So sweet, a dad’s love. The very best gift of all. Happy Birthday and Happy New Year!
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Thanks, Brenda. Hope you have a happy 2017, too!
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lovely poem for your son, Matt! I have a girlfriend named Holly, born on Christmas Eve – you can imagine! All the best to you in the New Year!
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Glad you liked it, BJ, thank you! Our son almost ended up with “Noel” as a middle name because we weren’t sure when he was going to be born…and if he had been a girl, he would probably have been Phoebe Frost. Have a wonderful 2017!
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Wonderful gift, Matt. Your son is definitely not short-changed!
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Thank you, Buffy! Have a Happy New Year!
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Happy birthday to your son, and a Happy New Year to you and yours! We didn’t get as much snow as you did. Just enough to make it pretty for the morning after!
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Thanks Diane, and Happy New Year to you, as well! We have some friends in Derry who got about 4-5 inches, which was only about 2 inches less than we did…so I’m thankful it wasn’t a major cleanup effort! One snow-blowing session Friday morning, and it was all done.
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What a sweet poem and photo… and reminder of how quickly time passes. We have a photo frame on our kitchen table that plays a slide show of family photos of the kids at all ages. Seeing his newborn photos makes it feel like such a short time ago our almost-9-year-old was brand new.
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Thank you, Violet. It feels like the older I get, the faster the time passes…what’s up with that??
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Happy birthday to your little guy–wouldn’t it be cool to write a new poem each year, or even each month? I keep a family diary and I try to write about each kid in some detail on their monthiversaries–I guess I’m collecting them for a future gift of writing!
All the best in 2017, Matt!
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Thanks, Heidi! I’ve toyed with the idea of writing a new poem for each child on their birthday, but I need to be more diligent on doing so…I’ve missed a couple. Have a great 2017, too!
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I remember being so glad to have my birthday in June, since it meant I only had to go half a year in between big present days! 😉
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Mine is June 24, so I know exactly what you mean!
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Matt, your poem is so endearing that I hope your son will love it as he grows. Maybe someday he will share it with one of his offsprings as a fine gift from his poet dad.
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He just might, Carol. He seemed pretty excited that I’d written this for him – which surprised me, since 7-year-old boys don’t usually get that excited about their dads writing poetry! But he understands that I write for a living and sees my material in books, so I suppose he might recognize the value of a personal poem more than others his age. Thank you for your kind thoughts!
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