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[sid] => 2486
[catid] => 1
[aid] => mick
[title] => Sun…Son…Navy Son
[time] => 2002-08-20 04:28:04
[hometext] => This is for my son, Brian...in the USN...I am very proud of him...
[bodytext] => From the distance I wonder
if I ever really knew you (or ever shall) The child…. you once were The man…. you have become Once I was “mommy” Custodian of your unconditional love Time has not been kind (nor cruel) Love is still abundant (rejoicing in my soul) Flashes of the past…haunt the present The path you chose was not an simple one Letters written can never convey the sentiment realized The pride I feel does not belong to me Increasingly I realize I can never justify your respect (the way you have won mine) The tears shed are not of sadness or regret but of hope and pride of your accomplishments and merit of your effort ©DD8/10/2002 [comments] => 1 [counter] => 201 [topic] => 23 [informant] => DDPoetry [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => FamilyPoems )
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