W & B: My Boys

Two snuggly terrors
My charming sons
The joyful, fearless ones.

Standing atop the kitchen table
Giggling
Waiting for
Congratulations on the climb.

Tears and fears
of misunderstanding:
Sickness, exhaustion, earaches.

Running to greet me
Arms open wide
Ready for flight.

The full spectrum
joy and fear
encompassed in their embrace.

**I assigned my students the task of writing a tribute poem. I thought it only fair that I write one as well. ***