Tommy @ 16 Poem by Karen Degnan-foiles

His name is Tommy
He’ll turn 16 this fall
Oh how he's grown so tall

He’s responsible and pragmatic
He loves his family
Even with all their dramatics

He’s looking forward to getting his license
Something just doesn’t make sense
Wasn’t it just yesterday when he was a boy?

He likes to please others
He is so sweet to his mother
And he’s a treat to have as a son

Whatever road he may take
Or whoever he shall meet
I will love him forever more

His heart is pure and kind
He has a sharp mind
And brains of Einstein

How proud I am
Of my young man
He’s made it easy for me to dream

I wish him only the best
In love and life with no regrets
He has such promise of good things to come