To My Youngest Son

© By Janice D. Howland
First there was one little boy and now there are two
Bradley is your name

I gave you the name of Bradley
Because it means hard worker

It has been six years since there was a child
Now two sons to call me momma

I had dreamed of a little girl all meek and mild
That I could teach to cook and sew

Then came delivery day
When I hear Dr. Holman say

That I had a baby boy
Praise God how my heart leaped with joy

A son with soft peach fuzz for hair
You were so anxious to greet this world

with a cry that could be heard like your brothers had been
This was how you my son came to be

My heart was finally filled as I held you and then
A masterpiece that only God could create

Only an infant so tiny like you
Like teardrops on the roses kissed by the morning dew

You looked all around this hospital room
With eyes a dark blue that would soon turn brown

There we were with just one thought in sight
Our precious little angel we would all hold tight

All came to see you each and everyday
I longed to be home to have you with just us

You changed so quickly from day to day
I would find something new each time I saw you

Soon we were able to take you home
Like you and your brother to brighten my world

And watch you both grow
How much I loved you both I would show

I had two little angels one six and one newly born
Time does not stand still in our lives

You loved your older brother and being outside
I will always love you someday you will see this poem

You will know it's from your momma who loves you so
I give all of my love to my angels of joy

To you Bradley these things I have said
I still will mean them on the day you are wed

So I give you all the love in my heart
I will love you forever my little baby son

Like your brother I tell you also to grow slowly
You will make my life turn out just right

Love
Momma

Dedicated to Bradley

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