TO TERRENCE DARNEL

TO TERRENCE DARNEL

Terrence Darnel is your name
Never aspiring to elusive fame
Tracked and recorded genius IQ
You wear it as though you never knew

You and Tracey Jon are like twins
Bonded from the day you began
You arrived in the same month and three days
Separated by a year and very unique ways

It has been my pleasure to watch you grow
You filled my existence all the more
Your choices were always so correct
Surprising us when you did wrongly select

Someone with whom eternity to spend
Not just a momentary friend
If you choose not to retrace that path
My respect for you will certainly last

I am blessed by your presence
Encouraged by your quiescence
Made proud of your maturity
That was marked by your tranquility

You carefully choose your battles
Made our lives so much better
I do learn from you firsthand
Computer skills, new trends, I understand

Thank you so much for patience so rare
You really deserve a break that‘s fair
All my hopes for you embrace
Honorably stand tall in Jehovah’s face

This poem is totally mine to give
With the hope you will always live
You will act and you will shine
In your reflection, there exists mine
Your Mom

Earthene Fleming
Monday, August 22, 2005


Author's Comments:
"In my quest to write a poem for and dedicated to each of our five children, I offer this one to Terrence Darnel."