The Parting

A free verse poem.

No parental guidance manual can prepare you for the split-second moment that an offspring leaves for the first time.

Three in the morning, dark. The day I long dreaded had come. With the road to adventure before him, I rose and woke my son.

He said farewell to his mother, and tears flowed. Then, with his companion, we took the road.

A deer stag loomed large from the morning mist, magnificent and proud, as night drew back its cloak to reveal a dawn of great beauty.

Sunrise set the morning alight. Crosses in the sky marked London airport, Vapour trails of hope leading to who knows where.

This, is a moment in life when all is about to change. A surge of time crammed into a few short minutes.

No turning back. No regrets. Only hope, anticipation, and love. We parted in the airport lounge. Tears. Then they were gone.

Thank you for reading. If you ever felt the same emotion, please clap. Thank you.

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