My Child Poem by Mike Barrett
My Child
There was a time
Or there will be
When love will come
Your way -
And you’ll not know
Just what to do
Or how you should behave.
There was a time
Or there will be
When love will stir
Your heart -
When you'll
Reach out
And take the one
That brought that joy
To you.
But there are risks,
As with all things,
That time will turn the tide
And what thought love
Will die the death
And you'll be hurt inside.
In knowing this
Before you start
You'll have a better chance
To linger long in love's embrace
And love it while it lasts.
If it should die
As time goes by
Don't languish in the past -
We grow at different rates my child
And first loves rarely last -
Our first love rarely lasts!
© M. Barrett – all rights reserved
the bliss and anguish of the first whisper of love......a poihgnant advice to a child who has faced with the first experience of practical life....pain that is the best teacher of our lives......making us wiser with every jolt..loved this poem
Hi Soulful, I'm pleased that this poem touched you. I wrote it with my daughter in mind as she was working through a rough period in the early years of her relationship with her first boyfriend. Her experience turned out to be the exception - they're still together today, years later.
i'll include part of the Poet's Note also in showcase. thanks. bri :)
(i don't return to look for responses to my comments, but i noticed it when i was going to tell you i'd use My Child and you could let me know if it was NOT alright! i hope your daughter is settled with a good 'love-interest' now. i'd guess she is NOT quite young (looking at your PH photo) . but maybe you are like my about -70-yrs.-old friend who just fathered a new baby last year? ! bri :)
Our daughter, Cheryl, is now in her late 40's and is the mother of our beautiful granddaughter, Alexandra soon to be 7. Both bring us much joy. As for new babies in our life, fine so long as they are someone else's. Cheers! PS: I'll be 75 later this year.
i await your answer. January showcase is already started, with at least three poems in it so far. thanks bri :)
i think my 'first love' was when i was about 6 years old, but i didn't tell the girl until about 11 years later as we were graduating from high school. now she is divorced and i've been divorced three times. she i think is by herself and i am with my fourth (and best..........OF COURSE) wife! a lovely and intelligent poem. to MyPoemList. i'm in a hurry or i would write and read more. are there any you would particularly like to share? poems, not loves! bri :)
Well well well... I love the wit in your writing. God bless you
Hi Allotey, thanks for your kind words. Today being Father's Day, re-reading these words brought be back to the time when I wrote this poem....my daughter and her boyfriend are still together and they had a beautiful daughter, our grand-daughter. Love works in weird and wonderful ways!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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12/5/2024 4:31:10 AM # 1.0.0
True! First love is not always the right one. hence, last for a while.