The little boy who lives here

so cheerful and bright

so caring for his years

so much beauty in so small a boy

 

yet this brief elementary moment

will not last

soon he will grow wings and fly

and the little things that made him

so special will disappear

 

that small window will close

and he will leave

his boyhood giving way to manhood

it won't be the same

that little boy is so dear to my heart

can you forgive a mother for wanting

to keep him as he is

 

but I guess it is inevitable

with growth comes maturity

he will grow whiskers

he will grow wings

and soon fly away

 

I hope he will come back home

in the summer

like a Monarch butterfly returning

to light here beside me once again

and dazzle me with his charm

and tell me stories of his adventures

 

we cannot stop time

but oh if only we could

I wish it would be now

and I could keep him as he is

 

it is so hard to let go

part of me wants him to grow

and accomplish the great things

he is destined for

 

my selfish part tells me

I want him to stay my little boy

forever.