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[aid] => mick
[title] => A Portrait of a Mother and Child
[time] => 2004-06-17 10:10:31
[hometext] => I think most of us have been in this situation. I think it will be first in a series of poems like this. I hope you like the picture I painted.
[bodytext] => A small child holds his mothers hand As he nervously approaches the classroom Children are bustling inside the door Seemingly unaware of the momentous occasion The mother drops to her knees In front of her anxious child And gently says, "It's time." Tears find themselves In both parent and child’s eyes As they both begin the journey Of letting go Mother releases her sons hand "Go on, make Mama proud." She says as she watches her son walk away Starting his first day of kindergarten [comments] => 1 [counter] => 193 [topic] => 23 [informant] => ksprincess42004 [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 0 [associated] => [topicname] => FamilyPoems )
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