Husband and Son
Macho, self-absorbed and recklessly daring,
Qualities initially attracting her he possessed.
Holding her newborn son, her arms caring
Raising a thoughtful and gentle man, her newfound quest
by Margaret Bednar
This is for Magpie Tale #45 - Photo prompt at the bottom of this post. Click HERE to see other takes on this challenge.
The photo above is for my 365 Photographic Journey - click HERE if you are interested in participating.
The photo above is for my 365 Photographic Journey - click HERE if you are interested in participating.
I feel a bit guilty as the prompt is Mary & Jesus and of course St. Joseph, the unsung hero is not shown. My own husband is the very definition of wonderful, so this poem reflects neither of them! But I couldn’t let go of the idea that many women choose a man foolishly and do their best to raise their sons to not be like their father... An uphill battle, indeed.
Thank you Tess for another wonderful challenge. Not a lot of time today, thus a very short poem. :)
16 comments:
Sounds like you wrote that poem for me. Exactly depicts my first husband (er,first mistake) and how I tried to raise my son. Gosh it's scary. At least I got it right the second time around and there is still hope for my son.
Beautiful post!
Very thoughtful piece...many of us struggle to improve
Loved this one, Joan T
how lovely, love the pictures, your words made me think!
Raising a thoughtful and gentle man, her newfound quest
And I'm exceedingly hhappy to say my son is all of that, bless him!
A great interpretation of the Magpie photo this week!!!! Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas
Yep, too bad it is so true for some and that not every man can be like Joseph. Love the pictures and your words.
Thank you everyone with your feedback about the poem. Fathers have such a great influence on their children and the adults they will some day be.
beautiful
Don't have words...
a picture
Interesting take on the theme, Margaret!
Well done, like the interpretation here.
Jingle - thank you and for all the challenges you present to me.
Gautami - "speechless" is good sometimes :)
Tess, Tumblewords & Reflections - I felt guilty as I think Joseph was probably an awesome man. I just got to thinking about "opposites". You all inspire me so thank you for commenting.
Not what I expected..but nontheless interesting
magpie
Merry Christmas
A beautiful quest...i love this Margaret!
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