A Love Poem To Zac Poem by Janet K. Rauch

My wonderful son
Though you're far from home
The time has come
To father one of your own

A few words from us
Though we're miles away
We won't make a fuss
On this New Year's Eve day

Just please do forgive
That our gift is so late
Wish we could live
Close to you and your mate

This journal we send
In hopes that you may
Your thoughts to it lend
On each passing day

A diary of sorts
To explore who you are
A fine crystal quartz
Or a bright shining star

You're one in a million
Believe me, it's true
And a dream you're fulfillin'
Your vision pursue

(Written December 31,2007 and inscribed on the inside cover of a blank journal for my son, Zac, as a Winter Solstice gift. He and his bride moved to New Mexico from Michigan in the Spring of 2007. Around Thanksgiving, he called to say they were expecting their first baby, my first grandchild. My original poem included 17 alternative last lines...written on post-it notes, stuck to the opposite page for him to change whenever the mood struck him :) But for the sake of simplicity, I chose just one to use here)