<h3> <SPAN name="son"></SPAN> TO MY LITTLE SON </h3>
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I cannot lose the thought of you<br/>
It haunts me like a little song,<br/>
It blends with all I see or do<br/>
Each day, the whole day long.<br/></p>
<p class="poem">
The train, the lights, the engine's throb,<br/>
And that one stinging memory:<br/>
Your brave smile broken with a sob,<br/>
Your face pressed close to me.<br/></p>
<p class="poem">
Lips trembling far too much to speak;<br/>
The arms that would not come undone;<br/>
The kiss so salty on your cheek;<br/>
The long, long trip begun.<br/></p>
<p class="poem">
I could not miss you more it seemed,<br/>
But now I don't know what to say.<br/>
It's harder than I ever dreamed<br/>
With you so far away.<br/></p>
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