A Handful Of Kisses Poem by Richard Netherland Cook

A Handful of Kisses

He stood beside his Mother.
He had never left her side
It was the first day of Kindergarten,
And the tears he tried to hide.

She kissed him tenderly upon his cheek,
And said 'that it would be O.K.
She would be back to get him
When school let out that day.'

Her hand he still was holding tight
When he began to cry.
She wiped away his little tears,
And said ' lets give this a try.'

She took his hand and in his palm
Lots of kisses she did place,
And said ' these kisses will last all day.'
Then a smile came on his face.

Now he was not so afraid,
And if he got too sad
He would catch just one
Of all the kisses that he had.

School wasn't like he had thought
The kids' were just like him.
They learned and had lots' of fun,
And the teacher was sweet to them.

He made alot of little friends
That made him feel good too,
And of all the kisses in his palm
He needed just a few.

After school when his Mother came
He was looking so grown up,
And into her ear he whispered,
'Tomorrow Mom, one kiss will be enough.'

By
Richard Netherland Cook