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HOLD FAST THE SUMMER
It is the beauty of the day and all it contains -
The laughter and work and finally the sleep. The quiet-
Oh, September do not put your weight upon my mind.
For I know h'e will be &aing.
This son of mine vtf'l9 is now a man - he must gO'. Time will lace my thoughts with joyo\JS years.
The walls wultleche hfs-''HeUo. ' His ~n II be
around each corner.
His tears will be tucked into ~,.,ory ~. Life calls him beyond our reach- to diffe~t wall New faces, shiny halls, shy smiles, many pface Greater learning~e must go. But wart. be¥lt
leaves,
Be sure he knows you love him. Htde the ump in
your throat as you hug him,
He'll soon be home agalit, but he wijl ~giffetent. The little boy will hav~ disap~ared.
How I wish I could take September and shake it,
...ior it came too soon.
loOk to the beauty of each new day
d 6ilently give thanks.