David W. Parsley Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 (edited) SENT TO AWAKEN MY INFANT SON The room is an open story book I enter like some leafing thumb. Arms and cheeks flushed with the fever of sleep, he lies like a fragile doll the breeze has washed and warmed. Supper time. But nothing sends the mind beneath those lids a flick of doubt, the lashes calm as settled duckling down. To find him like this! strong, at peace. No one watches as I touch the hands, the unharmed knees, ears not used to scolding. The sun will set. No twilight floods the world that I appease for this brief time. I shall not wake him yet. unpublished winner L. Paul Roberts Poetery Foundation 1982 © David W. Parsley 2011 Parsley Poetry Collection Edited January 19, 2013 by David W. Parsley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen M. Callirhoe Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 what a beautiful thought by a father looking at his new born infant son with only admiration of the great goals in life he shll acheive. wonderful vision which in my opinion is amanya visions of hope for their newborn sons and daughters by the newborns parents . thank you for a warm poem. victor Quote Larsen M. Callirhoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 A lovely application of metaphor, Dave. Especially effective are "unharmed knees" and "ears not used to scolding." The concluding couplet poignantly expresses the reality known all too well by the parent. Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 A lovely thought which encompasses innocence and goodness. It reminds me of lines from a Gaelic lullaby called "The October winds" which I used to sing for my children, it ends, "A little rest and then the world is full of work to do." Benjamin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W. Parsley Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 Victor, as always you find and express a kindred resonance with my poems. Thanks for sharing. Tony, your analysis is always right on. I'm glad for your appreciation of the poignancy and metaphoric develoment. Benjamin, the lullaby you quote is new to me, and relevant to my theme. A nice reflection. - Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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