Beloved Son
by Cheryl Merideth
2000

Gently I held you after your birth,
Gently I held you after your hurts.
Gently I loved you and watched you grow.
You grew to be a fine young man,
My beloved son Rob.
Gently I loved you and gently I let you go.
My pain is so great and deep,
How can anything be gentle again?
I know in my heart you look down from Heaven,
And gently you love me.

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