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Know of any short Poems/Prayers about boys or sons?
Hi,
I'm in search of a short poem about boys or sons growing up. I am making cards/favors for Moms for our 8th grade Mother and Son Mass/Breakfast. I want to put a short poem or prayer inside, perhaps about our sons growing and moving on, etc.. Does anyone have any poems or prayers or great sites to find one?
I don't have any poems, but I do have a quote that I absolutely love. And it kind of deals with boys' futures.
Boys are found everywhere—on top of, underneath, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around or jumping to. Mothers love them, little girls hate them, older sisters and brothers tolerate them, adults ignore them and Heaven protects them. A boy is Truth with dirt on its face, Beauty with a cut on its finger, Wisdom with bubble gum in its hair and the Hope of the future with a frog in its pocket.
Nobody else like him
He's unique, this one
How fortunate we are,
That he is our son.
_____
There's no earthly pleasure
Than a boy to love and treasure.
Here's one, it's a little long, but might work if you use a tight font. Also, not sure how old the boys are, this seems to be more for elementary/intermediate school boys.
My Son Grows Up
Life is fleeting, years rush past...
and little boys grow up so fast!
Let me take time out to be
thankful mine is still here with me.
And though I'm busy through the day,
let me take time out to play...
Let me take time out to smile,
to sit with him for just a while...
Let me take time out for walks,
for swings and sports and quiet talks,
for sharing giggles, tickles, and hugs,
for patching knees and catching bugs...
for running races, climbing trees,
for helping with his A - B - C's...
For hatching plots and planning schemes,
for listening to his thoughts and dreams.
Let me tuck him in at night,
hear his prayers, turn off the light.
And when my busy day is done,
let me thank God I have a son.
...Author Unknown
Oh! Here's one I have in my sons' baby scrapbooks...
Why God Made Little Boys
God made a world out of His dreams, of magic mountains, oceans and streams,
Prairies and plains and wooded land.
Then paused and thought I need someone to stand, on top of the mountains,
to conquer the seas, explore the plains and climb the trees.
Someone to start out small and grow, sturdy and strong like a tree and so
He created boys, full of spirit and fun
To explore and conquer, to romp and run
With dirty faces, and banged up chins
With courageous hearts and boyish grins.
And when He had completed the task He'd begun,
He surely said, "That's a job well done."
Also, here is are some sites that have some family-type poems...
I don't know if you would consider this short, but I have this hanging on my son's bedroom door. I thought it was really cute and bought this wood plaque for like 25 cents at the thrift store. It is a prayer, but you could always leave off the first paragraph or fix-it-up. It says copyrighted 1961 F.W. Funnell, so it is the same age as my mom
Prayer for A Little Boy
Now I lay me down to sleep.
I pray Thee, Lord, my soul to keep.
Thy Angels guard me through the night
And keep me safe til' morning light.
Make me a boy who's brave of heart,
willing & strong to do my part.
Please help me to be good each day,
and always honest in my play.
Lord, while I live I want to be from
quick and angry passions free,
With gentle thoughts and happy face,
and pleasant words in every place.
I pray whatever wrongs I've done
You will forgive them, every one.
Be near me when I wake again,
and bless all those I love. Amen.
I just thought it was cute and figured I would post it
I have a coffee table book that my husband gave me for mothers day a few years ago and it is called What Little Boys Are Made Of. These are a couple of my favorites:
Two small arms to hold you tight,
Two small feet to run,
Two small eyes full of love for you,
One small son. - Unknown
Boy Defined:
Nature's answer to that false belief that there is no such thing as
perpetual motion. - Unknown
One of the best things in the world is to be a boy: it requires no experience, but needs some practice to be a good one. - Charles Dudley Warner
These may not be what you wanted but it was fun to share anyway!
Good Luck!
Steph
This is kinda long but maybe you can take out some parts:
Build me my sons, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when they are weak and brave enough to face themselves when they are afraid.
Who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.
Build me my sons O Lord whose wishes will not take the place of deeds-my sons who will know Thee, who is the foundation stone of knowledge. Lead them, I pray, not in the path of ease but under the stress and spur of difficulties and challenge.
Here let them learn to stand up to the storm. Here let them learn compassion for those who fall. Build me my sons whose hearts will be clear whose goals will be high, sons who will master themselves before they seek to master other men, who will reach into the future, yet never forget their past.
And after all these things are theirs, add, I pray, enough of a sense of humor so that they may always be serious but never take themselves too seriously. Give them humility so that they will always remember the simplicity of true greatness and an open mind of true wisdom and the meekness of true strength.
Then I their mother will dare to whisper, I have not lived in vain.
Help us O Lord to be the kind of parents we must be to raise them, your way.
:shock: Whew, that was longer than I thought, hope you can use it. I don't remember even a little bit where I got this from.
__________________ Dee
"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me".
Erma Bombeck
I don't have any poems, but I do have a quote that I absolutely love. And it kind of deals with boys' futures.
Boys are found everywhere—on top of, underneath, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around or jumping to. Mothers love them, little girls hate them, older sisters and brothers tolerate them, adults ignore them and Heaven protects them. A boy is Truth with dirt on its face, Beauty with a cut on its finger, Wisdom with bubble gum in its hair and the Hope of the future with a frog in its pocket.
Sorry I can't be of any more help.
mel
mel, I absolutely love this, I have 4 boys and am going to print this out, stamp on it and hang it up. Thanks
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