Poems for My Sons

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  • 25 February 2026, 11.17AM

    I love putting sunscreen on my son
    It’s one of my favourite things to get done
    I love getting up real close
    Seeing the wrinkles on his toes

    His eyes closed,
    I like to take my time
    Watch his skin begin to shine
    Shining like his spirit within
    Shine like the aura surrounding him

    Today he asked me if he could 
    Put the sunscreen on all by himself
    I said sure but take care of your eyes
    (The tears later were no surprise)

    Hopefully tomorrow he’ll let me do it
    Fingers crossed there won’t be a fit
    I’ll smother him until he glistens
    There’ll probably be a few “please listen!”’s

    Maybe even end up in a row
    All right! Okay! All done now!

  • 13 February 2026, 12.58PM

    Ain’t life good?
    All in the nude
    Sitting on the toilet bowl
    Unrolling all the toilet roll…

  • 14 March 2026, 6.06PM

    Sometimes we’re the only kids in the playground.

    The only sound, your laughter
    or when you call out
    to show me some new feat you’ve achieved

    Or maybe something you believed you couldn’t do
    but learned because I urged you to
    try and to struggle through
    And then I’m just left in awe of you.

    Early morning the other day
    We were both out for a play
    You’d stumbled and scraped your elbow
    You got upset
    Called for dad
    Wanting me to know
    that you were hurt and wanted a cuddle

    So we got into a huddle.

    The only kids in the playground.

    No distraction.
    Full attention.

    A warmth, so profound.

    Man, I love being the only kids in the playground.

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    11 March 2026

    In the dark
    You can take your mark
    Shoot words off into the abyss
    No need to fear if you miss
    All it is,
    is practice.

  • 22 February 2026, 7.29AM

    Bullies are bullies
    There are always some around
    Because like fleas
    Their numbers abound 

    But never mind them 
    You don’t know their story
    They didn’t grow up like you or me

    You are you 
    And you are strong
    You don’t need to play along