My sons tower over me
making me feel like I have shrunk
the eldest shares stories of University
some I’d rather not hear
Spontaneous hugs envelop me
protective and loving
we smile over stories of their boyhood
adventures while walking to school
playing at Orcs in the woods
chasing waves on a North Sea beach
then travelling home soaked through
that time in the fountain…
I am grateful for the gifts of love and joy
that they bring me
many times unknowingly
am happy when the house
fills with the deep laughter of young men
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