Love of Parents
My Dad and Mom’s love… wondrously precious
Virtuous midst legacy’s prevalence
The best of human’s care, indeed gracious
Expressing sublime kind heart’s excellence.
Mom’s warm, sweet caress --- verily tender
Dad’s hugs, ensuring mentor’s approval
They soothe me, as victim or offender
Turning failures to triumph-upheaval.
Dad, through his stern, truthful assertive voice
Calls for guilt confession of freedom height
Smile from Mom reveals favor for my choice
Granting serenity of bliss-delight.
Parent’s love ... oh, priceless, worthy treasure
God's gift* to cherish and share with pleasure.
*James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
October 19, 2020
1st place, "Sonnet's Salutation" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by William Kekaula; judged on 12/29/2021.
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