Fatherhood song

Fatherhood song

I sent you,a black and white picture of little shoes,

In your head, you may color them pink or color them blue,

For God willing ,the little joys and agonies of fatherhood will soon come to you,

And although little feet may adorn these shoes or go quite bare,

You will find yourself, often carrying them there,

First cradled in your arms as fragile wonders,that grew,

That let you rediscover the world,anew,

Then in your arms , on your shoulders, or your back

As they pepper you with questions from their never ending stack,

But always in your heart, like a familiar song,

Where you can hum the tune, but get the words wrong,

That gives you the reason to persevere,to cherish,to right every wrong,

And the courage to go on.

--shubha