Hold My Hand
While he quietly drifted away
Lying softly on my feather bed
After a long hard day of play
“I would love to”, I replied
As I reached with an ever soft touch
He closed his eyes and sighed
As I whispered “I love you so much.”
“Mom, hold my hand”, he said
As we walked to his first day of school
Trembling, uneasy, scared and afraid
I said “Just remember the Golden Rule.”
There as soon as the school bell rang
He came out with the sweetest of smiles
“Mom, hold my hand” he sang
As we walked for what I wish were miles.
The days then came when I longed to hear
Those four words that made my heart swell
He lived in my home, yet was never here
So independent, we raised him so well.
At only nineteen, he was going away
Where, we did not know just yet
Holding his hand, I thought “he did not stray”
What a wonderful blessing to get.
He opened his call and the room grew so still
We were all just dying to find out
What people, would be holding his hand
As he helped bring the Gospel about?
It was then that I realized, there was only one hand
That my son could not live without
It was not mine, but belonged to a man
Of whom we had taught him about.
A man whose hand was much stronger than mine
One that moved mountains and the sick did heal
This was the hand he would need for all time
Soft and affectionate, but also made of steel.
In someone’s time of despair
My son’s own hands through the priesthood of Him
Would give blessings leaving hope in the air.
He continued to grow and became a man
It was only a matter of time
She stole his heart, he took her hand
Now, he would rarely need mine.
The years flew by, but the memories stayed
Of the times he said, “Mom, hold my hand.”
Still to this day he has never strayed
He has blossomed into the perfect man.
He is sitting here now, with me in my bed.
I am weak and fighting with age
“Mom, hold my hand”, he said
Your life is turning the page.
“I would love to”, I replied
As I reached with an ever soft touch
I closed my eyes and sighed
As he whispered “I love you so much.”
T. R. Tanner
1 comment:
Awesome Terra, you have quite the talent! see how nice it is to share! really good job on the blog. . . now for the rest of the fam! ('Cept Len and Shell of course)
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