Michael, Tall And Fair Poem by Liilia Talts Morrison

God bless you Michael, tall and fair,
You were the brightest one.
You always were a hero
Gracing our lives with song.

I loved you too much Michael,
A mother’s greatest error.
I felt your pain too fiercely,
Dark cries in nightly terror.

You’re gone now, my dear Michael,
Your voice I cannot hear.
The poems and the singing
Are silenced now, I fear.

You’ve blossomed into manhood,
A child no more.
Can you forgive my holding on?
You were the brightest one.

I had to let you go, son,
It was the hardest thing.
The house is ever silent,
No happy ring.

When time is full, dear Michael,
And angels take you home
I wish for you a new song
That’s not been heard before.