there was a time

happy birthday, andrew!

there was a time

you danced to the rhythm of my heart

i felt the morse code of your movements

interpreting what you had to tell me

 

there was a time

i tucked you into a giant bed

wrapped the blankets tightly round you

before reading you a bedtime story

and giving you the last kiss of the day

 

a time when your overalls proclaimed to the world

you were “mom’s hero”

and the sparkle in your eyes told me i was yours

 

it’s been years since

your home was with me

years since tom petty serenaded

our early morning rides to ice rinks

but the thing is

“the more things change, the more they stay the same”

as you announced in your speech as salutatorian

and it applies now

yes, it’s true

on the 40^th anniversary of your birth

you are still “mom’s hero”

 

i love you!

 

Reviews

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

You melted my heart with the pictures and lovely poem Lydi! A mother’s love for her children is infinite-age, time, distance, make no difference in the freshness and depth and strength of that love. Your heart-felt words that flow so lyrically and are so real and pognant express this beautifully. I love the style as you speak directly to “Mom’s Hero” in a poetic journey through his life. Love the phrases, the conversation- “but the thing is”..., that lead the last two verses and pull the reader into the circle of two. Love it, love it, love it! :)))

[Lydia Shutter]

Annette, thank you very much. My son is the light of my life...and I know he knows it! :) Hard to believe he is 40 now. Just yesterday, I was 40! I appreciate your sweet review. Lydi**

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

I know, Time goes so fast! Your son is fortunate to have a mom like you. God bless you both. Xo

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you, my friend.

[Ken Simm.]

What a gift! Superb and moving.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you, Ken....I hope he thinks so. Lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

awwwww, so sweet....Your hero...

j.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks, Jacob. Lydi*

[Sami Khalil]

What a beautiful candle-lit celebration of love and words to a special son. The pics speak volumes of the bond of eternity with lifetime memories. Thank you for sharing the celebration.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you so much, Sami. Hard to believe my son is turning 40! Lydi**

[Sami Khalil]

Wow. So true. Happy Birthday to him.