My Boy In Blue

By: Ella Kay

I can see the boy
you used to be
All smiles and Cub Scout blue.
At summer camp with dirty hands
and a scuffed up knee or two.

And then one day your colors changed
to khaki, green and tan
Your pants grew short
as you grew tall
I began to see the man.

Standing here I look at you
the man in green
my boy in blue.
So proud and tall you walk today
the years roll back
time slips away.

Those days of knots and camping trips
of "Capture the flag" and "picnic table flips".
Trips to E.R. trips to D.C.
A million hours of merit badges
has brought a man to be.

So you see my son "The Eagle"
you had a lot to do.
It takes many years
to make a man
from that boy in blue.

Now spread your wings,
Oh son of mine
but remember as you do
all my love and pride
go with you

MY "Little Boy In Blue".